Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary March 2009

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2009

Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in
January. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded over-
the-month unemployment rate increases, while all states and the Dis-
trict of Columbia had higher rates than a year earlier, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The
national unemployment rate rose from 7.2 percent in December to 7.6
percent in January and was 2.7 percentage points higher than a year
earlier.


Read more: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm

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Yes, these are January figures...there's a month lag between National Employment/Unemployment numbers and local area numbers.

Top 5 States for Unemployment:
Michigan ............................| 11.6%
South Carolina ......................| 10.4%
Rhode Island ........................| 10.3%
California ..........................| 10.1%
Oregon ..............................| 9.9%

States suffering the least are
Wyoming .............................| 3.7%
North Dakota ........................| 4.2%
Nebraska ............................| 4.3%
South Dakota ........................| 4.4%
Utah ................................| 4.6%

Keep in mind the National rate was 7.6%

[AllentownJake]

1. Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana

Big jump like I thought.