August jobless rates up in 6 states, down in 3; payroll jobs up in 4 states, down in 3
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economic News Release USDL-16-1866
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2016
Unemployment rates were significantly higher in August in 6 states, lower in 3 states, and stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ten states had notable jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 5 states had increases, and 35 states and the District had no significant change. The national unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent in August and was little different from that of August 2015.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states and the District of Columbia in August 2016, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 43 states. Over the year, 35 states added appreciable numbers of nonfarm payroll jobs, North Dakota and Wyoming lost jobs, and 13 states and the District were essentially unchanged.
Regional Unemployment
In August, two regions had unemployment rates significantly different than the U.S. rate of 4.9 percent: the Midwest, at 4.5 percent, and West, at 5.3 percent. Over the month, no region had a statistically significant unemployment rate change. Significant over-the-year rate decreases occurred in two regions: the South (-0.5 percentage point) and West (-0.3 point). (See table 1.)
Among the nine geographic divisions, the West North Central had the lowest unemployment rate, 4.1 percent in August, followed by New England, 4.2 percent, and the South Atlantic, 4.5 percent. The Pacific had the highest rate, 5.4 percent. Over the month, the West North Central had the only statistically significant jobless rate change (+0.2 percentage point). Four of the 9 divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier, all of which were declines. The largest of these decreases occurred in the East South Central and South Atlantic (-0.8 percentage point each).
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