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December 10, 2010

Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, October 2010

Unemployment rates, selected Midwest metropolitan areas, October 2009-October 2010
Metropolitan area October 2009 October 2010(p)

Rockford, IL

 15.9 14.4

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

 15.7 13.3

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

 15.7 12.9

Steubenville-Weirton, OH

 12.8 12.5

Janesville, WI

 11.5 9.5

St. Louis, MO

 10.2 9.3

Wichita, KS

 8.1 7.8

Sioux City, IA

 5.3 7.1

Duluth, MN

 7.7 6.9

Omaha-Council-Bluffs, NE

 4.7 4.9

Rapid City, SD

 4.5 4.2

Bismarck, ND

 2.9 2.7

Footnotes:
(p) =preliminary.

These data featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, October 2010.

Percentage change in nonfarm payroll employment, selected Midwest metropolitan areas, October 2009-October 2010
Metropolitan area Percent change from October 2009 to October 2010 (p)

Manhattan, KS

 8.0

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

 1.5

Duluth, MN

 1.4

Rapid City, SD

 0.8

Steubenville-Weirton, OH

 0.7

Bismarck, ND

 0.5

Rockford, IL

 0.3

St. Louis, MO

 0.1

Janesville, WI

 -0.2

Omaha-Council-Bluffs, NE

 -0.3

Sioux City, IA

 -1.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

 -1.9

Footnotes:
(p) =preliminary.

These data featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, October 2010.

 

 

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