Readers of two national daily newspapers would be forgiven for a little confusion on September 4, the day the Labor Department released its August jobs and unemployment estimates.
Employment
Employment Recovery Around the State
Many of the mid-sized and smaller cities that have, in the past, suffered from higher unemployment and a slower recovery than the Seattle area are seeing jobs recover faster.
Who Is Still Unemployed?
With unemployment now below 10 percent at the state level and near 8 percent in the Seattle area, we are out of the realm of the truly scary and back into the realm of just really bad recessions
Metro Seattle Unemployment Better Than Most
The Seattle metro area, with a June unemployment rate just below 10 percent, is doing better than most other large metro areas.
State Unemployment Rates All Over The Map
The monthly survey of state employment and unemployment for June shows very different conditions around the country.