U.S. Unemployment Rates Historical monthly unemployment rates by state reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Seasonal tag compares the actual data and the values adjusted for season fluctuations. Yearly totals are the monthly average for that year.
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Ouch, Michigan is up to 13.4% for March 2009.
Posted Apr 23, 2009, 2:40 PM (EST) by Frank at DeepOgon
The "Sky is Falling" is alive and well. The local TN media is touting today that TN unemployment is up to 9.9% for April 2009. I was seeing 9.7 and down from March 2009. My first thought was the numbers were wrong or rounded incorrectly or something. But then I recognized I was looking at "Actuals" not "Seasonal" numbers. Switching the data to Seasonal and indeed the TN April 2009 value is 9.9%, and increase from March. I guess the news media found it scarier to publish the worse of the two values without any explanation.
Posted May 22, 2009, 11:25 AM (EST) by Frank at DeepOgon
spydog16, to answer your question: these numbers are pulled from the BLS monthly historical data feed. they are more accurate than the weekly "projected" numbers that you hear on the evening news. that is why the current month is never included. plus, the numbers for previous months get revised as more solid data comes in to the BLS over time. it's really quite a moving target.
Posted Jul 20, 2009, 12:32 PM (EST) by Frank at DeepOgon
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Ouch, Michigan is up to 13.4% for March 2009.
The "Sky is Falling" is alive and well. The local TN media is touting today that TN unemployment is up to 9.9% for April 2009. I was seeing 9.7 and down from March 2009. My first thought was the numbers were wrong or rounded incorrectly or something. But then I recognized I was looking at "Actuals" not "Seasonal" numbers. Switching the data to Seasonal and indeed the TN April 2009 value is 9.9%, and increase from March. I guess the news media found it scarier to publish the worse of the two values without any explanation.
spydog16, to answer your question: these numbers are pulled from the BLS monthly historical data feed. they are more accurate than the weekly "projected" numbers that you hear on the evening news. that is why the current month is never included. plus, the numbers for previous months get revised as more solid data comes in to the BLS over time. it's really quite a moving target.