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BLS Report: July jobless rates down over the year in 323 of 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 59
July jobless rates down over the year in 323 of 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 59
Economic News Release USDL-18-1371
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Technical information:
Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae
Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JULY 2018
Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 323 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 41 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fifty-three areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and two areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 59 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 329 areas. The national unemployment rate in July was 4.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 4.6 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In July, Ames, IA, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.8 percent. Yuma, AZ, and El Centro, CA, had the highest unemployment rates, 20.9 percent and 19.3 percent, respectively. A total of 190 areas had July jobless rates above the U.S. rate of 4.1 percent, 184 areas had rates below it, and 14 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.)
Farmington, NM, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in July (-1.9 percentage points). Forty-seven additional areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increases occurred in Cumberland, MD-WV, and Morgantown, WV (+0.7 percentage point each).
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, had the lowest unemployment rate in July, 2.6 percent. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, and Cleveland-Elyria, OH, had the highest jobless rates among the large areas, 5.6 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively. Forty-four large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, five had increases, and two had no change. The largest rate decrease occurred in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (-1.1 percentage points). No large area had an unemployment rate increase greater than 0.3 percentage point.
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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Economic News Release USDL-18-1371
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Technical information:
Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae
Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JULY 2018
Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 323 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 41 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fifty-three areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and two areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 59 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 329 areas. The national unemployment rate in July was 4.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 4.6 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In July, Ames, IA, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.8 percent. Yuma, AZ, and El Centro, CA, had the highest unemployment rates, 20.9 percent and 19.3 percent, respectively. A total of 190 areas had July jobless rates above the U.S. rate of 4.1 percent, 184 areas had rates below it, and 14 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.)
Farmington, NM, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in July (-1.9 percentage points). Forty-seven additional areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increases occurred in Cumberland, MD-WV, and Morgantown, WV (+0.7 percentage point each).
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, had the lowest unemployment rate in July, 2.6 percent. New Orleans-Metairie, LA, and Cleveland-Elyria, OH, had the highest jobless rates among the large areas, 5.6 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively. Forty-four large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, five had increases, and two had no change. The largest rate decrease occurred in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (-1.1 percentage points). No large area had an unemployment rate increase greater than 0.3 percentage point.
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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for August is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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