November 29, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
State employment and unemployment, October 2011
States with statistically significant employment changes from October 2010 to October 2011
| State |
Employment change |
Percent change |
Arizona |
45,000 |
1.9 |
California |
239,100 |
1.7 |
Colorado |
32,700 |
1.5 |
Florida |
93,900 |
1.3 |
Georgia |
-33,300 |
-0.9 |
Illinois |
60,500 |
1.1 |
Louisiana |
44,200 |
2.3 |
Massachusetts |
50,000 |
1.6 |
Michigan |
48,900 |
1.3 |
Montana |
8,300 |
1.9 |
Nebraska |
18,900 |
2.0 |
New York |
61,500 |
0.7 |
North Dakota |
18,500 |
4.9 |
Ohio |
63,100 |
1.3 |
Oklahoma |
46,600 |
3.1 |
Oregon |
24,300 |
1.5 |
Pennsylvania |
54,500 |
1.0 |
Tennessee |
24,100 |
0.9 |
Texas |
231,600 |
2.2 |
Utah |
31,100 |
2.6 |
Vermont |
5,100 |
1.7 |
Washington |
42,300 |
1.5 |
Wyoming |
4,900 |
1.7 |
These data are featured in the TED article, State employment and unemployment, October 2011.
Unemployment rates significantly different from that of the United States, selected states, October 2011
| State |
Unemployment rate, October 2011 |
Nevada |
13.4 |
California |
11.7 |
District of Columbia |
11.0 |
Michigan |
10.6 |
Mississippi |
10.6 |
South Carolina |
10.5 |
United States |
9.0 |
Wyoming |
5.7 |
Vermont |
5.6 |
New Hampshire |
5.3 |
South Dakota |
4.5 |
Nebraska |
4.2 |
North Dakota |
3.5 |
These data are featured in the TED article, State employment and unemployment, October 2011.
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