Region and State
Employment and Unemployment
REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2011
Regional and state unemployment rates were slightly lower in December. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, 3 states posted rate increases, and 10 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while four states and the District of Columbia experienced increases. The national jobless rate, 8.5 percent, continued to trend down in December and was 0.9 percentage point lower
than in December 2010.
In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 25 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 24 states, and was unchanged in 1 state.
Unemployment Rate:Seasonally Adjusted
- McHenry County 8.9% - DEC 2011
- Illinois 9.8% - DEC 2011
- 3 Month 9.9% - OCT 2011 - DEC 2011
- National 8.5% - DEC2011
The Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.
Click below for the Illinois/Local LAUS Report:
DECEMBER 2011
NOVEMBER 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011
for more information visit the Department Of Labor's page for Local Area Unemployment information at:
http://www.bls.gov/lau/
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