Indiana unemployment rate rises slightly to 9.8 percent | courie. Arizona added 20,000 jobs in February, but jobless rate rose. By Ryan Randazzo - Mar. 26, 2010 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Arizona's employers created almost 20,000 positions from January to February, which gives economists hope that the state's job market is expanding. Another figure might seem to reflect the reverse: Arizona's jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent in February from 9.2 percent in January, according to the Commerce Department. That could mean job growth is not keeping pace with a growing labor pool. It also could reflect that more people are resuming job searches that they abandoned amid the deep recession, experts said. Those who stop looking for jobs are not counted in the unemployment statistics. "The job growth was a little anemic for February, but it still is moving," said Dennis Hoffman, an economics professor at Arizona State University.
"Last year at this time, (the size of the workforce was) falling at a 6-7 percent clip. The state still has about 97,000 fewer jobs than a year ago and 323,700 fewer than it did in December 2007. Iowa unemployment rate reaches 23-year high | desmoinesregister. Arkansas Jobless Rate Rises to 7.7 Percent in Feb. Florida’s Unemployment at Record Level. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 26, 2010…Florida’s unemployment rate has hit 12.2 percent, the highest level since records first began being kept 40 years ago, the Agency for Workforce Innovation reported Friday. The February jobless numbers grew .2 percent from the previous month’s figures, with Florida now distancing itself further from the national unemployment level of 9.7 percent, which has been generally holding steady.
Some analysts, though, found some silver lining in the darkening jobless picture. “While the unemployment rate is a lagging indicator of economic recovery,” said Cynthia Lorenzo, AWI director, “last month’s positive job growth of 26,300 jobs and a 300 percent reduction in the number of layoff notices since the peak last May are both encouraging signs.” But with 1.1 million Floridians out-of-work, the state’s economy remains clearly punishing. The 12.2 percent unemployment is up 3 percentage points from last February, as 211,500 Florida jobs disappeared in that time. Florida Unemployment Rate Reaches Highest Level of All Time - Mi. Florida unemployment rate at record 12.2 percent high (read repo.
Florida unemployment rate at record 12.2 percent high (read report) Florida has reached record unemployment highs as the rate hit a whopping 12.2 percent in February. State labor officials released the staggering figures showing that approximately 1,126,000 were unemployed in February from a job pool totaling 9,251,000. The unemployment rate has reached the highest ever since record keeping began. The national unemployment average is currently 9.7 percent and Florida’s unemployment rate increased0.2 percent since January. The figure also shows a 3.0 percent increase since February 2009 where the state’s unemployment rate was at 9.2 percent. The Agency for Workforce Innovation released the information in a news release that included steps Florida officials have taken to address the massive unemployment.
You can find out more about the Florida Back to Work Program here: Back to Work Florida Unemployment Rate Photo Credit: Click.