Tennessee unemployment rate falls by a point

Good news for Tennessee! The unemployment rate of Tennessee declined slightly by a point. It is now 10.5 percent. The actual count of the unemployed is about 318,000, the lowest point since a year. Even then, the experts say that the unemployment rate did not decline a lot because the number of people looking for work in the labor force has increased. According to statistics, the number of positions in … Read more

Georgia unemployment rate dips to 10.4 percent

The unemployment rate of Georgia was 10.4 percent in April. The biggest concern is that the state’s unemployment rate has exceeded that of the nation‘s unemployment rate for the thirty first time. The number of unemployed people since 27 months rose from 215,100 to 204,700. The economists feel that many of the long-term unemployed take the occasional step forward – a job lead or interview — only to fall back … Read more

Pennsylvania Adds More Jobs

As per the latest reports, there have been signs of recovery in the economy of Pennsylvania. The state has gained about 34,000 jobs in the month of april, the highest since February, 1996. For this, Rendell credited $2.2 billion in federal stimulus money for creating jobs in the construction and the manufacturing sectors for highways and bridge projects, as well as water and sewage projects.  He had a word of … Read more

Lowest Unemployment Ever in The Last Half Century

President Donald Trump broke protocol and tweeted that there was a positive job report with the lowest unemployment. However, the current Federal Rule states that the executive branch employees are required not to comment on major economic reports. This jobs report is usually kept under wraps till the Labor Department publishes it at 8:30 am. Here investors can misuse this data before it becomes public. The jobless rate further dropped … Read more

Massachusetts unemployment declines to 9.2 percent in April

The unemployment rate of Massachusetts has dropped for the second consecutive month. It stands at 9.2 percent currently. About 19,100 jobs were added this April taking the job count to 3,167,000 in Massachusetts. The major job gain came from professional, scientific and business services which was 7,200 jobs. The second sector from which the jobs were gained was construction.Education and health services added 3000 jobs. The hardest hit industry, construction, … Read more

Nevada Unemployment Rate On A Steady Decrease

Unemployment rate has come down by 0.1 percent in the state blessed with wealth of minerals, bounty of tourism, exciting gaming industry. Is this showcasing an upcoming economy in Nevada? Not a great number experts say! Nevada’s Unemployment rate has fallen by 0.1 percent in April compared to previous month. There has been significant improvement compared to last year which was soaring high at 12 percent. Currently the unemployment rate … Read more

The unemployment rate of Washington drops

Washington’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.2 percent in April. The state’s unemployment rate was 9.5 percent in March. About 5,800 jobs were added in Washington. The industries that added jobs in April included leisure and hospitality, construction, retail trade, manufacturing and government. The government jobs increase was mostly due to the hiring of temporary census workers. “This is further evidence that our economy is starting to turn around and is … Read more

NH unemployment declines in April for the second time

The state added 1,360 jobs in the month of April, thereby increasing the number of employed people to 696,980. But it is true that New Hampshire’s unemployment rate has become double of what it was when the recession began in 2007. For the second month in a row, New Hampshire’s jobless rate decreased in April. It stands at 6.7 percent currently. It was 7 percent in March. According to reports, … Read more

Texas gains more jobs in April

One would think that the addition of jobs has actually led to the slight fall in the unemployment rate of Texas.  The state gained almost 32,500 jobs but the rate of unemployment slightly inched to 8.2 percent. In spite of this, more and more Texans have been joining the employed community. There have been some new jobs from the infrastructure companies. According to reports, the waste management company requires 100 … Read more

Maryland unemployment falls for the first time since 2007

Since the recession hit the state, this was the first time that the Maryland unemployment rate declined. This happened mainly because of the addition of jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 7.5 percent last month from 7.7 percent. The businesses and agencies created 8,200 jobs. Hence an estimate of 36,000 jobs were gained. Another positive sign has been the fall in the number of new claims for the unemployment benefits … Read more