The Metropolitan Area Employment Situation Improves Across the Nation in 2017, as Metro Areas Drive Growth in Labor Force Unemployment rates dropped in 81 percent of the metropolitan areas in the United States from December 2016 to December 2017 (314 of 388 areas),...
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Personal Income Growth in 49 States in 1st Quarter
BEA Numbers Show State Personal Income Growth Higher than Previous Quarter The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its state personal income numbers for the first quarter of 2017. State personal income growth accelerated to 1.0 percent on average in the first quarter...
MuniNet Data Shows Clear Leaders and Laggards in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas
MuniNet Data Shows Growth in Metro Labor Force Trends among Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas. by Jeffrey L Garceau When discussing the health of the economy, the media typically pays attention to three metrics: unemployment rate, net jobs numbers, and gross domestic...
Jobs in the States: Employment and Unemployment Figures for 2016
MuniNet Breaks Down State Employment Figures for Year 2016 in Six Charts The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its annual report on employment and unemployment for regions and states in 2016. BLS includes unemployment rates and employment-population ratios for...
America’s Major Metro Areas Continue to Reduce Unemployment
Large Cities Continue to Beat National Average The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) unemployment figures for April 2016. Of the 387 official metro areas in the United States, 269 (70%) saw their unemployment rates drop...
Where are the Jobs? State Unemployment Performance in 2015
by Jeffrey L Garceau The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their 2015 survey report of state employment figures. This survey serves to report unemployment figures for each state plus the District of Columbia, as well as employment-population ratios. MuniNet...