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Tweet[IWS] BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2009 [30 September 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 -- AUGUST 2009 [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in all 372 metro-
politan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen areas
recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas registered rates
below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in August was 9.6 percent, not
seasonally adjusted, up from 6.1 percent a year earlier. Among the 369 metropol-
itan areas for which nonfarm payroll employment data were available, 356 areas
reported over-the-year decreases in payroll employment, 11 reported increases,
and 2 had no change.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In August, 129 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent,
up from 11 areas a year earlier, while 69 areas posted rates below 7.0 percent,
down from 282 areas in August 2008. El Centro, Calif., recorded the highest un-
employment rate, 28.7 percent, followed by Yuma, Ariz., 26.1 percent. These two
adjacent areas are highly agricultural and experience extreme heat during summer
months. Among the 16 areas with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, 7 were
located in California and 4 were in Michigan. Bismarck, N.D., registered the low-
est jobless rate in August, 3.3 percent, followed by Fargo, N.D.-Minn., and Rapid
City, S.D., 4.1 and 4.2 percent, respectively. Overall, 141 areas posted unemploy-
ment rates above the U.S. figure of 9.6 percent, 227 areas reported rates below it,
and 4 areas had the same rate. (See table 1.)
For the eighth consecutive month, all 372 metropolitan areas had over-the-year
unemployment rate increases. The largest jobless rate increase from August 2008
was reported in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (+7.9 percentage points), followed
by Muskegon-Norton Shores, Mich. (+7.0 points). An additional 7 areas registered
unemployment rate increases of 6.0 percentage points or more, and another 36 areas
had increases of 5.0 to 5.9 points. Only three areas had over-the-year rate in-
creases of less than a full percentage point: Bismarck, N.D. (+0.4 point), Great
Falls, Mont. (+0.8 point), and Fairbanks, Alaska (+0.9 point).
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more,
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., reported the highest unemployment rate in August,
17.0 percent. The large areas with the next highest rates were Riverside-San Ber-
nardino-Ontario, Calif., 14.5 percent, and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., 13.4 percent.
Sixteen additional large areas posted rates of 10.0 percent or more. The large
areas with the lowest jobless rates in August were Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., 6.0 percent, and Oklahoma City, Okla., 6.1 percent. All but 2
of the 49 large areas registered over-the-year unemployment rate increases of at
least 2.0 percentage points. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., had the largest job-
less rate increase from a year earlier (+7.9 percentage points). The areas with
the next largest rate increases were Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+6.4 percentage
points), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. (+5.7 points), and San Jose-
Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (+5.6 points). Two other 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 -- AUGUST 2009 [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in all 372 metro-
politan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen areas
recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas registered rates
below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in August was 9.6 percent, not
seasonally adjusted, up from 6.1 percent a year earlier. Among the 369 metropol-
itan areas for which nonfarm payroll employment data were available, 356 areas
reported over-the-year decreases in payroll employment, 11 reported increases,
and 2 had no change.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In August, 129 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent,
up from 11 areas a year earlier, while 69 areas posted rates below 7.0 percent,
down from 282 areas in August 2008. El Centro, Calif., recorded the highest un-
employment rate, 28.7 percent, followed by Yuma, Ariz., 26.1 percent. These two
adjacent areas are highly agricultural and experience extreme heat during summer
months. Among the 16 areas with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, 7 were
located in California and 4 were in Michigan. Bismarck, N.D., registered the low-
est jobless rate in August, 3.3 percent, followed by Fargo, N.D.-Minn., and Rapid
City, S.D., 4.1 and 4.2 percent, respectively. Overall, 141 areas posted unemploy-
ment rates above the U.S. figure of 9.6 percent, 227 areas reported rates below it,
and 4 areas had the same rate. (See table 1.)
For the eighth consecutive month, all 372 metropolitan areas had over-the-year
unemployment rate increases. The largest jobless rate increase from August 2008
was reported in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (+7.9 percentage points), followed
by Muskegon-Norton Shores, Mich. (+7.0 points). An additional 7 areas registered
unemployment rate increases of 6.0 percentage points or more, and another 36 areas
had increases of 5.0 to 5.9 points. Only three areas had over-the-year rate in-
creases of less than a full percentage point: Bismarck, N.D. (+0.4 point), Great
Falls, Mont. (+0.8 point), and Fairbanks, Alaska (+0.9 point).
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more,
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., reported the highest unemployment rate in August,
17.0 percent. The large areas with the next highest rates were Riverside-San Ber-
nardino-Ontario, Calif., 14.5 percent, and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., 13.4 percent.
Sixteen additional large areas posted rates of 10.0 percent or more. The large
areas with the lowest jobless rates in August were Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., 6.0 percent, and Oklahoma City, Okla., 6.1 percent. All but 2
of the 49 large areas registered over-the-year unemployment rate increases of at
least 2.0 percentage points. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., had the largest job-
less rate increase from a year earlier (+7.9 percentage points). The areas with
the next largest rate increases were Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+6.4 percentage
points), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash. (+5.7 points), and San Jose-
Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (+5.6 points). Two other 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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