• U.S. State and Regional Employment and Unemployment – November 2012

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Unemployment: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in November. Forty-five states [including Connecticut] and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases and five states had no change. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, six states [including Connecticut] experienced increases, and one state had no change. Employment: In November 2012, thirteen states [but not Connecticut] recorded statistically significant over-the-month increases in employment, and two states and the District of Columbia had decreases. The largest statistically significant job gains occurred in North Carolina (+30,600), Florida (+24,500), and Louisiana (+16,900). The statistically significant job decreases occurred in New York (-33,500), the District of Columbia (-5,000), and Nebraska (-3,500). Source: USDOL-BLS

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