Employment by the Numbers: June 2011
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Unemployment Statistics
National Unemployment Rate: 9.2% (up .04%)
History of National Unemployment Rates (2008 - 2011)
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Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
9.0 |
8.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | ||||||
| 2010 |
9.7 |
9.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| 2009 |
7.6 |
8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| 2008 |
4.9 |
4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
State With Highest Unemployment Rate: Nevada (12.1%)
State With Lowest Unemployment Rate: North Dakota (3.2%)
City With Highest Unemployment Rate: 24.6% (El Centro, Calif.)
City With Lowest Unemployment Rate: 4.1% (Lincoln, Neb.)
Number of Reported Unemployed Persons: 14.1 million (up 545,000)
Number of Long-Term Unemployed (27+ Weeks): 6.3 million (up 0.1 million)
Number of Discouraged Workers (gave up looking for work): 982,000
Earning Statistics
Average Hourly Earnings: $22.99
Federal Minimum Wage: $7.25
Highest State Minimum Wage: $8.67 (Washington)
Lowest State Minimum Wage: $6.15 (Minnesota)
Average Workweek: 34.3 hours
Industry Information
Industries With Most Job Growth:
- Leisure and Hospitality (+34,000)
- Health Care (+14,000)
- Mining (+8,000)
Industry With Negative Job Growth:
- Government (-39,000)
Latest Employment News
- June Numbers Tell Job Seekers to Get New Skills
- Jobs Barely Rise, Dashing Hopes of Economic Revival
- Jobless '99ers' Have Fallen Though the Safety Net
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