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The overall unemployment rate declined again slightly in April, dropping to 8.1 percent. It was 8.2 percent in March and was 9.0 percent a year ago in April 2011. The overall rate continues to its generally downward trend since November 2010, when it was at 9.8 percent. Payroll employment rose by only 115,000 and has been trending lower since January.
The overall unemployment rate declined slightly in March, dropping to 8.2 percent. It was 8.3 percent in February and was 8.9 percent a year ago in March 2011. The overall rate continues to its generally downward trend since November 2010, when it was at 9.8 percent.
The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged in February, remaining at 8.3 percent. It was 8.3 percent in January and was 9.0 percent a year ago in February 2011. The overall rate has not risen on a month-to-month basis since July 2011 and has been generally trending downward since November 2010, when it was at 9.8 percent.
In 2011, fifty-five (55) of the largest 100 US cities added manufacturing jobs, according to G. Scott Thomas of The Business Journals. Detroit added more manufacturing jobs than any other US city, adding more than 11,000. Houston, Seattle, Cincinnati and San Jose all added more than 5000 jobs each.
For the entire article, please go to http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/on-numbers/scott-thomas/2012/02/more-than-half-of-us-markets-see.html
The overall unemployment rate fell by another two tenths of a percentage point to 8.3 percent in January. It was 8.5 percent in December and was 9.1 percent a year earlier in January 2011. Since August, the overall rate has fallen eight tenths of a percentage point and marks the fifth consecutive month where the overall unemployment rate has decreased.
