April 2, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment by geographic region and division, February 2012
Unemployment rate by geographic region and division, February 2011 and February 2012, seasonally adjusted
| Census region and division |
Feb 2011 |
Feb 2012 |
Northeast |
8.2 |
8.0 |
New England |
8.0 |
7.1 |
Middle Atlantic |
8.3 |
8.3 |
South |
8.9 |
8.0 |
South Atlantic |
9.4 |
8.5 |
East South Central |
9.7 |
8.3 |
West South Central |
7.8 |
7.0 |
Midwest |
8.4 |
7.5 |
East North Central |
9.2 |
8.3 |
West North Central |
6.8 |
5.9 |
West |
10.6 |
9.6 |
Mountain |
9.2 |
8.1 |
Pacific |
11.2 |
10.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment by geographic region and division, February 2012.
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