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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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LAU Economic News Releases
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- December jobless rates up in 7 states, down in 5; payroll jobs down in 1 state
01/24/2023
In December, unemployment rates were higher in 7 states, lower in 5 states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 1 state and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District.
HTML | PDF | RSS | Charts - December jobless rates down over the year in 244 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 81
02/01/2023
Jobless rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 244 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 115, and unchanged in 30. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 81 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 308.
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Annual
Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2021; employment-population ratios up in 38 states
03/02/2022
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2021,
while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 38
states and the District, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 11 states.
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