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Yes, that sucks^ for DC and Boston and Cleveland. I wonder what the reason behind Boston is?
Anyway,
100 Most Populated Counties & the District of Columbia Unemployment Rate, October 2013
Salt Lake, UT 3.9%
Hennepin, MN 4.2%
Fairfax, VA 4.3%
Honolulu, HI 4.3%
San Mateo, CA 5.1%
Travis, TX 5.1%
Broward, FL 5.3%
Collin, TX 5.3%
Denton, TX 5.3%
Montgomery, MD 5.3%
San Francisco, CA 5.3%
King, WA 5.4%
Middlesex, MA 5.6%
Oklahoma, OK 5.6%
Nassau, NY 5.7%
Orange, CA 5.8%
Tarrant, TX 5.8%
Harris, TX 5.9%
Montgomery, PA 5.9%
Orange, FL 5.9%
Wake, NC 5.9%
Allegheny, PA 6.0%
Bexar, TX 6.0%
Norfolk, MA 6.0%
Snohomish, WA 6.0%
Westchester, NY 6.0%
Jefferson, AL 6.1%
Suffolk, NY 6.1%
Franklin, OH 6.2%
Hillsborough, FL 6.2%
Pinellas, FL 6.2%
Bernalillo, NM 6.3%
Bucks, PA 6.3%
Dallas, TX 6.4%
Duval, FL 6.4%
Santa Clara, CA 6.4%
Lee, FL 6.5%
Multnomah, OR 6.5%
Maricopa, AZ 6.6%
Jackson, MO 6.6%
Palm Beach, FL 6.7%
Davidson, TN 6.7%
DuPage, IL 6.8%
Fairfield, CT 6.8%
Monroe, NY 6.8%
Baltimore, MD 6.9%
Contra Costa, CA 6.9%
Cuyahoga, OH 6.9%
Gwinnett, GA 6.9%
Pima, AZ 6.9%
Alameda, CA 7.0%
Bergen, NJ 7.0%
Cobb, GA 7.0%
Erie, NY 7.0%
San Diego, CA 7.0%
Suffolk, MA 7.0%
Essex, MA 7.3%
Hamilton, OH 7.3%
Monmouth, NJ 7.3%
Ventura, CA 7.3%
Marion, IN 7.4%
New York, NY 7.4%
El Paso, CO 7.5%
Middlesex, NJ 7.5%
Pierce, WA 7.5%
Lake, IL 7.6%
Prince George's, MD 7.6%
Worcester, MA 7.6%
Mecklenberg, NC 7.7%
Milwaukee, WI 7.7%
Jefferson, KY 7.8%
Oakland, MI 7.8%
Hartford, CT 7.9%
Queens, NY 8.0%
Will, IL 8.1%
St Louis, MO 8.2%
New Haven, CT 8.3%
Fulton, GA 8.4%
Sacramento, CA 8.4%
Dekalb, GA 8.5%
El Paso, TX 8.5%
Miami-Dade, FL 8.5%
Macomb, MI 8.8%
Cook, IL 8.9%
Washington, DC 8.9%
Hudson, NJ 9.2%
Providence, RI 9.2%
Clark, NV 9.4%
Los Angeles, CA 9.4%
San Bernardino, CA 9.4%
Kings, NY 9.6%
Essex, NJ 9.7%
Hidalgo, TX 10.1%
Philadelphia, PA 10.1%
Riverside, CA 10.1%
Shelby, TN 10.1%
Wayne, MI 10.1%
Kern, CA 10.3%
San Joaquin, CA 11.6%
Fresno, CA 12.0%
Bronx, NY 12.1%
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For Minneapolis, I only have a vague idea of economic activity as I know there are some notable corporations based there, but what's the story behind the success? Does the North Dakota oil boom play any part in it and is used as a white collar base, or something else?
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Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Originally Posted by caphillsea77
For Minneapolis, I only have a vague idea of economic activity as I know there are some notable corporations based there, but what's the story behind the success? Does the North Dakota oil boom play any part in it and is used as a white collar base, or something else?
This pressed me to answer my own question. After a bit of googling on the economy of Minneapolis it looks as though it has a....
Diversified economic base with a booming healthcare sector
Relatively low poverty rate and well educated
Reasonable Cost of Living and less of a real estate bubble than other parts of the US.
All though not all is rosey as the article says like everywhere in America as there are a bit more Starbucks baristas with college degrees scenario basically running idle.
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 12-26-2013 at 10:30 AM..
Yes, that sucks^ for DC and Boston and Cleveland. I wonder what the reason behind Boston is?
I saw a Bloomberg Business Reort special on TV that attributed the Cleveland UR rising because the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was closed for the holidays and many of the ushers are no longer needed for Cavalier and Browns games.
Read Bizjournals and you'll get your unemployment rates 4 weeks before BLS makes it official.
Here are your updates for November (BLS only has October).
the D-M-V
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The unemployment rates in the District, Maryland and Virginia fell sharply in November, mirroring the national trend, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The District’s 8.6 percent unemployment rate remains above the national average and joined 45 other states in posting a lower rate in November compared with October.
Maryland and Virginia continue to post jobless rates that are better than the national average. Maryland’s dropped from 6.7 percent to 6.4 percent, while Virginia improved from 5.6 percent to 5.4 percent.
All three counties of South Florida also had the lowest rate in five years. Broward County’s rate was 5.2 percent; Palm Beach County’s was 6.4 percent and Miami-Dade County’s rate fell to 7.8 percent.
Atlanta’s unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in November, which is lowest the rate has been since it was 6.9 percent in October 2008. Last year in November, Atlanta’s unemployment was 8.1 percent.
For the first time in six years, the Bay State’s unemployment rate has popped above the national average.
Federal data indicate that Massachusetts added 6,500 jobs in November, with nearly one in five positions being accounted for by the private sector. The state’s 7.1 percent unemployment rate in November was down from October’s level of 7.2 percent.
The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in November, the lowest it’s been in nearly five years, according to statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
At the same time, the state ranked second in the nation for job creation, adding 28,700 non-farm positions, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported.
In the Dallas area, the unemployment rate was even lower: 5.7 percent, dropping from 5.9 percent in October and 5.8 percent in November 2012. In the Fort Worth area, joblessness was at 5.5 percent.
Anyways, you can just get it from there. Most probably a story between December 20th - December 23rd, 2013.
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Originally Posted by 18Montclair
I wonder what the reason behind Boston is?
Population growth is slipping in every major metropolitan area in the Bos-Wash region except for New York. Each of them are slowing down, ironically as the rest of the country speeds up. In Washington our unemployment rate is up and down in recent months, for November it's down. For Boston, it's just now going through what Philadelphia and New York did about a year to a year and a half ago.
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 12-26-2013 at 11:10 AM..
Looks like Portland's reputation of having a lousy economy may need a little revising.
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