PINE BLUFF-AREA UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS, STILL HIGH IN STATE Nov 7, 2009
Lauren Goins with the director s office of the Department of Workforce Services said the October regional unemployment data will be released Nov. 20. Unemployment assistance is available at the Pine Bluff Department of Workforce Services office, 1001 S. Tennessee St. More information is available by calling 534-1920. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Local exports rebound Nov 5, 2009
"There is cause for optimism," Nickelsburg said, although regional unemployment is likely to edge higher in the coming months before a hoped-for job recovery takes hold next year. The UCLA report, produced for the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, has implications for the entire region but focuses on Alameda and Contra Costa counties, which benefited disproportionately from construction before the housing bust, and have suffered greatly since. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Rudd fends off backlash on jobless numbers Nov 2, 2009
By contrast the statistical region of far north Queensland, centred on Cairns, had the country's highest regional unemployment rate of 12 ... This gap of nearly 10 percentage points between Australia's highest and lowest regional unemployment rates has doubled since the middle of last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Finding a job easier in some places than others Nov 2, 2009
Sydney's wealthy lower north shore, for instance, had the country's lowest regional unemployment rate of just 2 ... The gap between Australia's highest and lowest regional unemployment rates has doubled since the middle of 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Mich. regional jobless rates down in 11 markets Oct 24, 2009
Unlike national and state rates, the regional unemployment rates reported Thursday for September aren't seasonally adjusted. Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate was a nation's highest 15. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Eyes toward state's recovery Sep 16, 2009
Beacon said the regional unemployment rate, now approximately 10. 4 percent, should peak at 10. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Michigan regional jobless rates don't change much Aug 29, 2009
Unlike national and state rates, regional unemployment rates aren't seasonally adjusted. Comments. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Oregon jobless rate ranks 4th highest in nation Aug 22, 2009
The West has the nation s highest regional unemployment rate, 10. 5 percent, while the Northeast has the lowest, 8. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
READ THE REPORT: Regional and state unemplyment in July Aug 22, 2009
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted) In July, the West reported the highest regional jobless rate, 10. 5 percent, followed by the Midwest, 10. (USA Today -- Money)
Unemployment rates rose across Michigan in June Jul 25, 2009
Regional unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. National and state unemployment rates are adjusted to remove seasonal influences. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Budget proposals threaten libraries Jul 25, 2009
With the economy where it is regional unemployment was at 7. 2 percent in May the library is already ahead of its 2008 pace, said Linda Rice, the librarys director. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Economist Sees Signs of Housing Stabilization Jul 24, 2009
In previous downturns, driven by regional unemployment, home prices fell slowly, Lawler says. This time he argues that things happened a lot faster because banks that owned foreclosed properties sold them aggressively. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Regional unemployment again on the rise Jul 1, 2009
The Center for Workforce Information and Analysis said regional unemployment, which includes Cumberland, Perry and Dauphin counties, rose by 600 to 20,600, or 7. 2 percent. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
May jobless rates jump sharply in Michigan regions Jun 27, 2009
LANSING (AP) Michigan says seasonally unadjusted regional unemployment rates jumped sharply in all major labor markets except for the tourism-dependent North ... Regional unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Local economy holding its own Jun 25, 2009
Ehrig touched on the fact that regional unemployment is hovering around 7 percent, while the state is over 8 percent and the national rate is at 9. 4 percent. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Regional unemployment dips to 10.2% May 30, 2009
Regional unemployment dips to 10 ... Regional unemployment dips to 10. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Unemployment rate falls nearly 1 percent for La Crosse area May 28, 2009
Regional unemployment rates for area counties for April. Crawford: 9. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Sentinel Morning Update: Unemployment rises above 7 percent Apr 28, 2009
Regional unemployment cracked 7 percent in March the first time in 25 years. The state Department of Labor and Industry, in its latest workforce report for the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, released today, said unemployment jumped two-tenths of a percentage point, from 6. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Region has fewest jobs since 1999 Apr 28, 2009
The regional unemployment rate remains lower than the nationwide rate, with the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical area posting a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7. 2 percent, as opposed to the 8. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oregon unemployment figures 2nd-highest in nation Apr 18, 2009
The Midwest had the second highest regional unemployment data, at 9 percent. The unemployment rates for California and North Carolina were the highest for those states since modern record-keeping began in 1976, according to the report. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Michigan's jobless rates increase across state Mar 20, 2009
(AP) Regional unemployment rates increased sharply in all of Michigan's 17 major labor markets in January ... Regional unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Evolution of a social safety net Mar 13, 2009
But the changes also forced employees to work longer to qualify, gave them fewer benefits and linked the level of those benefits to regional unemployment rates. Consequently, the percentage of people who were actually unemployed who were able to collect unemployment insurance dropped from over 80 per cent in 1989 to less than 40 per cent by the 1998 era, Prof. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Regional unemployment rate rises in January Mar 11, 2009
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N.Y. Reacts to Unemployment Numbers Mar 6, 2009
Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties shed 1,700 private sector jobs last month bringing the regional unemployment rate to 10. 6 percent. (WCAX.com, VT)
ASEAN rights and wrongs Feb 28, 2009
With so many in the region already living below the poverty line - at home and abroad - rising regional unemployment is expected to worsen poverty and accentuate development gaps. It could also, depending on how migrants are handled by regional governments, lead to diplomatic sparring. (Asia Times Online)
A document stranger than fiction Feb 12, 2009
Although the recession of the early 1990s never made a fraction of the impact the current crisis has already had, it did drive the regional unemployment rate to 12 per cent by 1992, far higher than what either city officials or bank economists are predicting today. At the beginning of that recession, the regional unemployment rate was 4 per cent and local government budgets were nicely balanced. (Globe and Mail -- National)
