Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 322 of the 372
metropolitan areas, higher in 44 areas, and unchanged in 6 areas. Eleven areas had jobless rates of at least
10.0 percent and 84 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 306 metropolitan areas, decreased in 57 areas, and was unchanged in 9 areas. Here are the employment numbers for Connecticut: Click on table to enlarge Please visit this link to read the full report: LinkToArticle NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. |
01 October 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - August 2014
27 August 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment -- July 2014
Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 348 of the 372 metropolitan
areas, higher in 16 areas, and unchanged in 8 areas. Fifteen areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent and 68 areas
had rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 327 metropolitan areas, decreased in 41 areas, and was unchanged in 4 areas. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
30 July 2014
• U.S. Major Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – June 2014
Jobless rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 359 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 10, and unchanged in 3.
Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 307 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 55, and unchanged in 10. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
01 July 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment -- May 2014
Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 357 of the 372 metropolitan
areas, higher in 11 areas, and unchanged in 4 areas. Twelve areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent and 93 areas had
rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 295 metropolitan areas, decreased in 68 areas, and was unchanged in 9 areas. The national unemployment rate in May was 6.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 7.3 percent a year earlier. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
28 May 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - April 2014
Unemployment rates were lower in April than a year earlier in 357 of the 372
metropolitan areas, higher in 12 areas, and unchanged in 3 areas. Fourteen areas had jobless rates
of at least 10.0 percent and 118 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 302 metropolitan areas, decreased in 63 areas, and was unchanged in 7 areas. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
29 April 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment - March 2014
Unemployment rates were lower in March than a year earlier in 333 of the 372
metropolitan areas, higher in 30 areas, and unchanged in 9 areas. Twenty-five areas had jobless rates
of at least 10.0 percent and 59 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Two hundred ninety-nine metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 59 areas had decreases, and 14 areas had no change. The national unemployment rate in March was 6.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 7.6 percent a year earlier. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
09 April 2014
• U.S. Major Metropolitan Area Employment, Unemployment – February 2014
Jobless rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 338 of the 372 major metropolitan areas monitored by the BLS, higher in 25, and unchanged in 9.
Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 286 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 77, and unchanged in 9. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
21 March 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Employment – January 2014
Jobless rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 367 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 3, and unchanged in 2. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 316 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 48, and unchanged in 8. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
07 January 2014
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment - November 2013
Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 293 of the 372
metropolitan areas, higher in 71 areas, and unchanged in 8 areas. Twenty-one areas had jobless rates of at least
10.0 percent, and 73 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred ninety-
eight metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment,
63 had decreases, and 11 had no change.
298 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 63 had decreases, and 11 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+200,500), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (+97,600), and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+86,200). The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla. (+8.1 percent), followed by Naples-Marco Island, Fla. (+7.9 percent), and Port St. Lucie, Fla. (+6.1 percent). See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
05 December 2013
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment -- October 2013
In October, 288 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm
payroll employment, 75 had decreases, and 9 had no change. The largest over-
the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+141,800), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+96,100),
and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (+84,700). The largest over-the-
year percentage gain in employment occurred in Naples-Marco Island, Fla. (+7.6
percent), followed by Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla. (+6.7 percent), and Crestview-
Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Fla. (+6.0 percent).
The largest over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor, Ohio (-7,700), followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, N.Y.
(-4,400), and Peoria, Ill. (-4,100). The largest over-the-year percentage
decreases in employment occurred in Decatur, Ill. (-4.3 percent), Manhattan,
Kan. (-3.5 percent), and Palm Coast, Fla. (-3.4 percent).
See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
21 October 2013
• U.S. Major Metro Areas: Employment and Unemployment – August 2013
Jobless rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 311 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 47, and unchanged in 14.
Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 288 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 72, and unchanged in 12. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
28 August 2013
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - July 2013
Jobless rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 320 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 38, and unchanged in 14. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 319 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 48, and unchanged in 5.
See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
30 July 2013
• Metropolitan Area Employment And Unemployment - June 2013
Jobless rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 272 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 73, and unchanged in 27. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 282 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 79, and unchanged in 11. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS |
18 July 2013
• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Down 24k
[Jobless]
In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 334,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 358,000. The 4-week moving average was 346,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 351,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending July 6, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. Source: USDOL-BLS |
02 July 2013
• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment -- May 2013
Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 253 of the 372 metropolitan
areas, higher in 86 areas, and unchanged in 33 areas. Twenty-seven areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 37
areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.
Two hundred seventy-seven metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 86 had decreases, and 9 had no change. The national unemployment rate in May was 7.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 7.9 percent a year earlier. Read the full article at this link: USDOL-BLS |