October 01, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate increases, August 2009
August 2009 unemployment rate, and over-the-year change August 2008–August 2009, selected metropolitan areas
|
August |
Over-the-year change |
| 2008 |
2009 |
Bismarck, ND |
2.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
Great Falls, MT |
4.1 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
Fairbanks, AK |
5.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6.4 |
12.0 |
5.6 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
6.1 |
11.8 |
5.7 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
7.0 |
13.4 |
6.4 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI |
9.1 |
16.1 |
7.0 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
9.1 |
17.0 |
7.9 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate increases, August 2009.
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