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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

County-Level Employment, Unemployment Data

Here are some quick stats about county unemployment rates in July:

High/Low
Highest: Crook (18.7%)
Lowest: Gilliam (7.2%)

Over-the-Month Changes (from June to July)
Largest gain: Grant (14.4% to 16.0%)
Largest drop: Crook (22.4% to 18.7%)

Number of counties with a higher UR: 11
Number of counties with a lower UR: 17
Number of counties about the same: 8


* These unemployment rates are seaonally adjusted. Un-adjusted numbers are also available.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great overview of the employment situation.

pete said...

South Carolina Unemployment Trends - June 2009

South Carolina Unemployment Situation in Heat Map form:
here is a map of South Carolina Unemployment in June 2009 (BLS data)
http://www.localetrends.com/st/sc_south_carolina_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=curr_ue

versus South Carolina Unemployment Levels 1 year ago
http://www.localetrends.com/st/sc_south_carolina_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=m12_ue

pete said...

Oregon Unemployment Trends - June 2009

Oregon Unemployment Situation in Heat Map form:
here is a map of Oregon Unemployment in June 2009 (BLS data)
http://www.localetrends.com/st/or_oregon_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=curr_ue

versus Oregon Unemployment Levels 1 year ago
http://www.localetrends.com/st/or_oregon_unemployment.php?MAP_TYPE=m12_ue