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Tweet[IWS] BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2008 [19 December 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2008 [19 December 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in
November. Overall, 37 states and the District of Columbia recorded
over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered de-
creases, and 8 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, job-
less rates were up in 49 states and the District of Columbia and un-
changed in 1 state. The national unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to
6.7 percent in November and was up 2.0 percentage points from a year
earlier.
In November, nonfarm payroll employment rose in 9 states and fell
in 41 states plus the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-
month gains in the level of employment were recorded in Washington
(+17,400) where some 27,000 aerospace workers ended their strike and
returned to payrolls, Texas (+7,300), Oklahoma (+3,000), and Alaska
(+2,500). Alaska reported the largest over-the-month percentage gain
in employment (+0.8 percent), followed by Washington (+0.6 percent)
and Hawaii, North Dakota, and Oklahoma (+0.2 percent each). The larg-
est over-the-month decrease in the level of employment was recorded
in Florida (-58,600), followed by North Carolina (-46,000), California
(-41,700), Michigan (-36,900), and Georgia (-30,000). North Carolina
reported the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment
(-1.1 percent), followed by Michigan (-0.9 percent), Idaho and Rhode
Island (-0.8 percent each), and Florida, Georgia, and Nebraska (-0.7
percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 14 states
and the District of Columbia and decreased in 36 states. Wyoming
recorded the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment
(+2.8 percent), followed by Texas (+2.1 percent), North Dakota (+1.4
percent), and Alaska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota (+1.1 percent each).
The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred
in Rhode Island (-3.7 percent), followed by Arizona (-3.1 percent),
Idaho and Michigan (-2.7 percent each), and Florida (-2.6 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In November, the West and Midwest regions again posted the highest
jobless rates, 7.3 and 6.9 percent, respectively. The Northeast and
South recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 6.1 and 6.4 percent, re-
spectively. All four regions registered statistically significant
rate increases from the previous month: the Northeast and South (+0.3
percentage point each) and the Midwest and West (+0.2 point each). All
four regions also reported significant jobless rate increases from
November 2007: the West (+2.3 percentage points), South (+1.9 points),
Midwest (+1.7 points), and Northeast (+1.6 points). (See table 1.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2008 [19 December 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in
November. Overall, 37 states and the District of Columbia recorded
over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered de-
creases, and 8 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, job-
less rates were up in 49 states and the District of Columbia and un-
changed in 1 state. The national unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to
6.7 percent in November and was up 2.0 percentage points from a year
earlier.
In November, nonfarm payroll employment rose in 9 states and fell
in 41 states plus the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-
month gains in the level of employment were recorded in Washington
(+17,400) where some 27,000 aerospace workers ended their strike and
returned to payrolls, Texas (+7,300), Oklahoma (+3,000), and Alaska
(+2,500). Alaska reported the largest over-the-month percentage gain
in employment (+0.8 percent), followed by Washington (+0.6 percent)
and Hawaii, North Dakota, and Oklahoma (+0.2 percent each). The larg-
est over-the-month decrease in the level of employment was recorded
in Florida (-58,600), followed by North Carolina (-46,000), California
(-41,700), Michigan (-36,900), and Georgia (-30,000). North Carolina
reported the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment
(-1.1 percent), followed by Michigan (-0.9 percent), Idaho and Rhode
Island (-0.8 percent each), and Florida, Georgia, and Nebraska (-0.7
percent each). Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 14 states
and the District of Columbia and decreased in 36 states. Wyoming
recorded the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment
(+2.8 percent), followed by Texas (+2.1 percent), North Dakota (+1.4
percent), and Alaska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota (+1.1 percent each).
The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred
in Rhode Island (-3.7 percent), followed by Arizona (-3.1 percent),
Idaho and Michigan (-2.7 percent each), and Florida (-2.6 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
In November, the West and Midwest regions again posted the highest
jobless rates, 7.3 and 6.9 percent, respectively. The Northeast and
South recorded the lowest unemployment rates, 6.1 and 6.4 percent, re-
spectively. All four regions registered statistically significant
rate increases from the previous month: the Northeast and South (+0.3
percentage point each) and the Midwest and West (+0.2 point each). All
four regions also reported significant jobless rate increases from
November 2007: the West (+2.3 percentage points), South (+1.9 points),
Midwest (+1.7 points), and Northeast (+1.6 points). (See table 1.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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