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The Economics Daily
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota, had the lowest unemployment rate in October 2022
December 08, 2022
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota, had the lowest unemployment rate in October 2022, 1.3 percent. The next lowest rates were in Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota, and Rochester, Minnesota, 1.4 percent each. Yuma, Arizona, had the highest rate, 17.9 percent. A total of 197 metropolitan areas had October jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.4 percent, 174 areas had rates above it, and 18 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. Full Text »
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Maury Gittleman
Beyond the Numbers
Texas: job openings and labor turnover state spotlight
This Beyond the Numbers article will examine these labor market trends in Texas. Using JOLTS total nonfarm state estimates from December 2005 to December 2021, we compare Texas to states with similarly sized economies—California, Florida, and New York—as well as to the United States during the two most recent recessions.
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