Geography of a recesssion

Very interesting visual of job loss across the country. Couple of surprises here. Note the high unemployment in Mississippi in January 2007. Also note that south Louisiana has fared pretty well when compared to the rest of the country.

Unemployment drops to 10%

On a somewhat surprising note the Department of Labor released November unemployment statistics which showed the unemployment rate dropping to 10% from October's 10.2%.

Unemployment by state

Charles Franklin at Pollster.com has posted a state by state analysis of unemployment which depicts state and national unemployment since 2001.

Jobless rate hits 10.2%

The nation's rate of unemployment soared to 10.2% in October. This is the highest rate since April of 1983. Its the 22nd month of job losses, the longest streak since record-keeping began in 1939. The Bureau of Labor Statistics press release is here.

September unemployment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released September unemployment data. It reports Louisiana unemployment dropped to 7.4% from 7.8% in August. Mississippi experienced a similar drop from 9.7% to 9.2%.  Louisiana had 18th lowest rate. August figures were blogged here.