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The Capital Region's unemployment rate since the start of the recession.
The state Department of Labor reported today that Capital Region's unemployment rate was 7.8 percent last month -- that's up from 6.9 percent in December, and 6.8 percent in January 2009.*
The raw numbers of unemployment send it home for us, though: more than 35,000 in the Capital Region were counted as unemployed last month.
The labor department also released its revised numbers for all of 2009. It reports that the average number of the jobs in the Capital Region declined 2.6 percent last year compared to 2008 -- that was one of the smallest drops in the state.
Statewide, the labor department reports that the average unemployment rate was 8.4 percent last year -- the highest mark since 1992. For January 2010, the state's unemployment rate was 8.8 percent -- compared to 8.9 percent in December and 7.1 percent in January 2009.**
The county-by-county breakdown for the Capital Region is after the jump.
* not seasonally adjusted
** seasonally adjusted
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Where are the numbers on the underemployed? Two jobs? Count me in...
... said Corey McQ on Mar 5, 2010 at 1:21 PM | link