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BLS report: Jobless rates down in 32 states in 2017; employment-population ratios up in 12 states
Jobless rates down in 32 states in 2017; employment-population ratios up in 12 states
Economic News Release USDL-18-0297
Regional and State Unemployment, 2017 Annual Average Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT -- 2017 ANNUAL AVERAGES
In 2017, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 32 states and were little changed or unchanged in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios increased in 12 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed or unchanged in 36 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate declined by 0.5 percentage point from the prior year to 4.4 percent, and the national employment-population ratio rose by 0.4 point to 60.1 percent.
Regional Unemployment
All four census regions had unemployment rate decreases from 2016: the Midwest, South, and West (-0.6 percentage point each) and the Northeast (-0.3 point). The Midwest had the lowest jobless rate, 4.1 percent in 2017. No other region had a rate significantly different from that of the U.S. The West recorded the lowest unemployment rate in its series, 4.5 percent. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976. See table 1.)
All nine geographic divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate declines in 2017. The largest of these occurred in the East South Central (-0.9 percentage point). The lowest jobless rate was in the West North Central, 3.4 percent, followed by the New England and Mountain divisions (3.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively). The highest rates were in the Middle Atlantic and Pacific (4.7 percent each). The remaining four divisions had rates that were not significantly different from that of the U.S. The Pacific recorded the lowest unemployment rate in its series, 4.7 percent.
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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2018 is scheduled to be released on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2018 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Economic News Release USDL-18-0297
Regional and State Unemployment, 2017 Annual Average Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT -- 2017 ANNUAL AVERAGES
In 2017, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 32 states and were little changed or unchanged in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios increased in 12 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed or unchanged in 36 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate declined by 0.5 percentage point from the prior year to 4.4 percent, and the national employment-population ratio rose by 0.4 point to 60.1 percent.
Regional Unemployment
All four census regions had unemployment rate decreases from 2016: the Midwest, South, and West (-0.6 percentage point each) and the Northeast (-0.3 point). The Midwest had the lowest jobless rate, 4.1 percent in 2017. No other region had a rate significantly different from that of the U.S. The West recorded the lowest unemployment rate in its series, 4.5 percent. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976. See table 1.)
All nine geographic divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate declines in 2017. The largest of these occurred in the East South Central (-0.9 percentage point). The lowest jobless rate was in the West North Central, 3.4 percent, followed by the New England and Mountain divisions (3.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively). The highest rates were in the Middle Atlantic and Pacific (4.7 percent each). The remaining four divisions had rates that were not significantly different from that of the U.S. The Pacific recorded the lowest unemployment rate in its series, 4.7 percent.
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The State Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2018 is scheduled to be released on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for January 2018 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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