July jobless rates up in 7 states, down in 3; payroll jobs up in 15 states, down in 1
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economic News Release USDL-16-1688
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, August 19, 2016
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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JULY 2016
Unemployment rates were significantly higher in July in 7 states, lower in 3 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ten states and the District had notable unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 3 states had increases, and 37 states had no significant change. The national jobless rate was unchanged from 4.9 percent in June but was 0.4 percentage point lower than in July 2015.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 15 states in July 2016, decreased in Kansas, and was essentially unchanged in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 34 states added nonfarm payroll jobs, North Dakota and Wyoming lost jobs, and 14 states and the District were essentially unchanged.
Regional Unemployment
In July, two regions had unemployment rates significantly different than the U.S. rate of 4.9 percent: the Midwest, at 4.5 percent, and West, at 5.3 percent. Over the month, the Midwest had the only statistically significant unemployment rate change (-0.2 percentage point). Significant over-the-year rate decreases occurred in three regions: the South (-0.5 percentage point), West (-0.4 point), and Northeast (-0.3 point). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.9 percent in July, followed by New England, 4.3 percent. The Pacific had the highest rate, 5.4 percent. Over the month, the East North Central had the only statistically significant jobless rate change (-0.3 percentage point). Four of the 9 divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of these decreases occurred in the East South Central and South Atlantic (-0.8 percentage point each).
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And on and on and on. The data, broken down by state and region, can have an effect on state and local elections.
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