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A data chart image of Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota, had the lowest unemployment rate in October 2022

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.

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Employment up at least 5.0 percent over the year in 19 metro areas in October 2022

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A data chart image of Unemployment rate 3.7 percent in November 2022

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Quits rate at 2.6 percent in October 2022, little different from recent months

There were 4.0 million job quits in October 2022, and the quits rate was 2.6 percent. Both numbers were little different from recent months. The quits rate in the information industry fell from 1.9 percent in September 2022 to 0.9 percent in October 2022. This represents a drop in information industry quits from 57,000 to 28,000.

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A data chart image of Total factor productivity increased in 15 out of 21 major industries in 2021

Total factor productivity increased in 15 out of 21 major industries in 2021

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