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Jobless rates down in 38 states in 2016; employment-population ratios up in 36 states
Jobless rates down in 38 states in 2016; employment-population ratios up in 36 statesEconomic News Release USDL-17-0286
Regional and State Unemployment, 2016 Annual Average Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT -- 2016 ANNUAL AVERAGES
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 38 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 9 states, and were unchanged in 3 states in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states and the District, decreased in 12 states, and were unchanged in 2 states. The U.S. jobless rate declined by 0.4 percentage point from the prior year to 4.9 percent, and the national employment-population ratio rose by 0.4 point to 59.7 percent.
Regional Unemployment
All four regions had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from 2015: the West (-0.6 percentage point), Northeast (-0.5 point), South (-0.4 point), and Midwest (-0.1 point). The Midwest, at 4.7 percent, had the only jobless rate significantly lower than that of the U.S. in 2016, while the West, at 5.1 percent, had the only rate significantly above the national figure. (See table 1.)
Six of the 9 geographic divisions had statistically significant over-the-year unemployment rate changes in 2016, all of which were declines. The largest of these occurred in New England (-0.8 percentage point) and the Pacific and South Atlantic (-0.7 point each). The West North Central had the lowest jobless rate among the divisions, 3.9 percent. New England, at 4.1 percent, and the Mountain division, at 4.6 percent, also had rates significantly below the U.S. average. The East South Central and Pacific, at 5.3 percent each, had unemployment rates that were measurably higher than that of the U.S.
Regional and State Unemployment, 2016 Annual Average Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT -- 2016 ANNUAL AVERAGES
Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 38 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 9 states, and were unchanged in 3 states in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states and the District, decreased in 12 states, and were unchanged in 2 states. The U.S. jobless rate declined by 0.4 percentage point from the prior year to 4.9 percent, and the national employment-population ratio rose by 0.4 point to 59.7 percent.
Regional Unemployment
All four regions had statistically significant unemployment rate decreases from 2015: the West (-0.6 percentage point), Northeast (-0.5 point), South (-0.4 point), and Midwest (-0.1 point). The Midwest, at 4.7 percent, had the only jobless rate significantly lower than that of the U.S. in 2016, while the West, at 5.1 percent, had the only rate significantly above the national figure. (See table 1.)
Six of the 9 geographic divisions had statistically significant over-the-year unemployment rate changes in 2016, all of which were declines. The largest of these occurred in New England (-0.8 percentage point) and the Pacific and South Atlantic (-0.7 point each). The West North Central had the lowest jobless rate among the divisions, 3.9 percent. New England, at 4.1 percent, and the Mountain division, at 4.6 percent, also had rates significantly below the U.S. average. The East South Central and Pacific, at 5.3 percent each, had unemployment rates that were measurably higher than that of the U.S.
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