Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Tweet[IWS] BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2009 [3 June 2009]
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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METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2009 [3 June 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in all
372 metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Thirteen areas recorded jobless
rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 31 areas registered rates below
5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in April was 8.6 percent,
not seasonally adjusted, up from 4.8 percent a year earlier. Among
the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were avail-
able, 291 areas recorded over-the-year declines in employment, 17 re-
ported increases, and 2 had no change.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, 93 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least
10.0 percent, up from 7 areas a year earlier, while 117 areas posted
rates below 7.0 percent, down from 347 areas in April 2008. El Centro,
Calif., recorded the highest unemployment rate, 26.9 percent. The
areas with the next highest rates were Yuma, Ariz., 20.3 percent;
Merced, Calif., 18.3 percent; and Yuba City, Calif., 18.2 percent.
Among the 13 areas with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, 9 were
located in California. Iowa City, Iowa, registered the lowest job-
less rate, 3.2 percent in April, followed by Ames, Iowa, and Houma-
Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La., 3.6 percent each. Overall, 149 areas
posted unemployment rates above the U.S. figure of 8.6 percent, 218
areas reported rates below it, and 5 areas had the same rate. (See
table 1.)
For the fourth consecutive month, all 372 metropolitan areas had
higher unemployment rates on an over-the-year basis. Elkhart-Goshen,
Ind., recorded the largest jobless rate increase from April 2008
(+12.7 percentage points). The areas with the next largest over-the-
year rate increases were Bend, Ore. (+9.0 percentage points) and
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. (+8.8 points). An additional 33 areas
registered unemployment rate increases of 6.0 percentage points or
more, and another 44 areas had rate increases of 5.0 to 5.9 points.
The smallest increase reported was 0.7 percentage point in Iowa City,
Iowa.
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1
million or more, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., reported the highest unemployment rates in
April, 13.6 and 12.6 percent, respectively. Eight additional large
areas posted rates of 10.0 percent or more. The large areas with the
lowest jobless rates in April were New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.,
5.3 percent; and Oklahoma City, Okla., and San Antonio, Texas, 5.4
percent each. All 49 large areas registered over-the-year unemploy-
ment rate increases of at least 1.7 percentage points. Portland-Van-
couver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash., had the largest jobless rate increase
from a year earlier (+6.9 percentage points), followed by Detroit-
Warren-Livonia, Mich. (+6.6 points), and Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord,
N.C.-S.C. (+6.4 points). Five additional large areas recorded rate
increases of 5.0 percentage points or more.
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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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2009 [3 June 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in all
372 metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. Thirteen areas recorded jobless
rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 31 areas registered rates below
5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in April was 8.6 percent,
not seasonally adjusted, up from 4.8 percent a year earlier. Among
the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were avail-
able, 291 areas recorded over-the-year declines in employment, 17 re-
ported increases, and 2 had no change.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, 93 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least
10.0 percent, up from 7 areas a year earlier, while 117 areas posted
rates below 7.0 percent, down from 347 areas in April 2008. El Centro,
Calif., recorded the highest unemployment rate, 26.9 percent. The
areas with the next highest rates were Yuma, Ariz., 20.3 percent;
Merced, Calif., 18.3 percent; and Yuba City, Calif., 18.2 percent.
Among the 13 areas with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, 9 were
located in California. Iowa City, Iowa, registered the lowest job-
less rate, 3.2 percent in April, followed by Ames, Iowa, and Houma-
Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La., 3.6 percent each. Overall, 149 areas
posted unemployment rates above the U.S. figure of 8.6 percent, 218
areas reported rates below it, and 5 areas had the same rate. (See
table 1.)
For the fourth consecutive month, all 372 metropolitan areas had
higher unemployment rates on an over-the-year basis. Elkhart-Goshen,
Ind., recorded the largest jobless rate increase from April 2008
(+12.7 percentage points). The areas with the next largest over-the-
year rate increases were Bend, Ore. (+9.0 percentage points) and
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. (+8.8 points). An additional 33 areas
registered unemployment rate increases of 6.0 percentage points or
more, and another 44 areas had rate increases of 5.0 to 5.9 points.
The smallest increase reported was 0.7 percentage point in Iowa City,
Iowa.
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1
million or more, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., reported the highest unemployment rates in
April, 13.6 and 12.6 percent, respectively. Eight additional large
areas posted rates of 10.0 percent or more. The large areas with the
lowest jobless rates in April were New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.,
5.3 percent; and Oklahoma City, Okla., and San Antonio, Texas, 5.4
percent each. All 49 large areas registered over-the-year unemploy-
ment rate increases of at least 1.7 percentage points. Portland-Van-
couver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash., had the largest jobless rate increase
from a year earlier (+6.9 percentage points), followed by Detroit-
Warren-Livonia, Mich. (+6.6 points), and Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord,
N.C.-S.C. (+6.4 points). Five additional large areas recorded rate
increases of 5.0 percentage points or more.
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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