...The largest over-the-month decreases in employment occurred in Missouri and Ohio (-12,800 each), followed by Kentucky (-11,800), New Jersey (-9,100), Florida (-6,100), and Nevada (-5,700). Kentucky (-0.7 percent) experienced the largest over-the-month percentage decrease in employment, followed by Missouri and Nevada (-0.5 percent each), and Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, and Ohio (-0.3 percent each)....
The percentage unemployment for Missouri, compared to a year ago:
Missouri
January 2009 - 8.1%
January 2010 (preliminary) - 9.5%
Over-the-year rate change (preliminary) - 1.4%
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The actual numbers (seasonally adjusted):
Missouri
Civilian labor force (Numbers in thousands)
January 2009 - 3,053.0
November 2009 - 3,008.5
December 2009 - 3,001.4
January 2010 (preliminary) - 2,994.5
Unemployed (Numbers in thousands)
January 2009 - 246.4
November 2009 - 290.2
December 2009 - 288.0
January 2010 (preliminary) - 283.0
Unemployed (Percent of labor force)
January 2009 - 8.1%
November 2009 - 9.6%
December 2009 - 9.6%
January 2010 (preliminary) - 9.5%
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It could be worse, President McCain (r) and Governor Hulshof (r) could be on the Sunday tee-vee talk shows telling us, "We're doing nothing because nothing is the best thing to do. All is well!"
...In August, the West reported the highest regional jobless rate, 10.6 percent, followed by the Midwest, 10.0 percent. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 9.0 percent, and was the only region with a statistically significant over-the-month rate change (+0.3 percentage point). All four regions experienced significant unemployment rate increases from August 2008, the largest of which was in the West (+4.1 percentage points).....
The percentage unemployment for Missouri, compared to a year ago:
Missouri
August 2008 - 6.2%
August 2009 (preliminary) - 9.5%
Over-the-year rate change (preliminary) - 3.3%
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The actual numbers (seasonally adjusted):
Missouri
Civilian labor force (Numbers in thousands)
August 2008 - 3,009.9
June 2009 - 2,995.9
July 2009 - 3,003.3
August 2009 (preliminary) - 3,009.3
Unemployed (Numbers in thousands)
August 2008 - 186.9
June 2009 - 278.0
July 2009 - 279.1
August 2009 (preliminary) - 285.7
Unemployed (Percent of labor force)
August 2008 - 6.2%
June 2009 - 9.3%
July 2009 - 9.3%
August 2009 (preliminary) - 9.5%
...In July, the West reported the highest regional jobless rate, 10.5 percent, followed by the Midwest, 10.2 percent. The Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 8.7 percent. The West was the only region with a statistically significant over-the-month rate change (+0.3 percentage point). All four regions experienced significant unemployment rate increases from July 2008, the largest of which were in the West (+4.2 percentage points) and Midwest (+4.0 points)....
The percentage unemployment for Missouri, compared to a year ago:
Missouri
July 2008 - 6.1%
July 2009 (preliminary) - 9.3%
Over-the-year rate change (preliminary) - 3.2%
The actual numbers (seasonally adjusted):
Missouri
Civilian labor force (Numbers in thousands)
July 2008 - 3,010.0
May 2009 - 3,010.4
June 2009 - 2,995.9
July 2009 (preliminary) - 3,002.2
Unemployed (Numbers in thousands)
July 2008 - 182.6
May 2009 - 270.9
June 2009 - 278.0
July 2009 (preliminary) - 278.7
Unemployed (Percent of labor force)
July 2008 - 6.1%
May 2009 - 9.0%
June 2009 - 9.3%
July 2009 (preliminary) - 9.3%
...Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia recorded statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increases in May. Michigan reported the largest of these (+1.2 percentage points), followed by Rhode Island (+1.0 point) and Missouri and West Virginia (+0.9 point each)...
The percentage unemployment for Missouri, compared to a year ago:
Missouri
May 2008 - 5.8%
May 2009 (preliminary) - 9.0%
Over-the-year rate change (preliminary) - 3.2%
The actual numbers (seasonally adjusted):
Missouri
Civilian labor force (Numbers in thousands)
May 2008 - 3,010.3
March 2009 - 3,014.0
April 2009 - 3,008.4
May 2009 (preliminary) - 3,011.6
Unemployed (Numbers in thousands)
May 2008 - 174.1
March 2009 - 261.7
April 2009 - 242.5
May 2009 (preliminary) - 272.4
Unemployed (Percent of labor force)
May 2008 - 5.8%
March 2009 - 8.7%
April 2009 - 8.1%
May 2009 (preliminary) - 9.0%
