Out of Work Bum

Seasonally Adjusted

Unemployment Rate:
9.7% in Feb 2010
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Change in Unemployment Level:
+34,000 in Feb 2010
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Change in Employment Level:
+308,000 in Feb 2010
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Change in Civilian Labor Force Level:
+342,000 in Feb 2010
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Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate:
64.8% in Feb 2010
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Employment-Population Ratio:
58.5% in Feb 2010
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Annual Averages

Unemployment Rate:
9.3% for 2009
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Unemployment Level:
14,265,000 for 2009
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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted

Alabama
10.9%(b) in Dec 2009
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Alaska
8.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Arizona
9.2%(b) in Dec 2009
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Arkansas
7.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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California
12.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Colorado
7.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Connecticut
8.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Delaware
8.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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D.C.
11.9%(b) in Dec 2009
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Florida
11.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Georgia
10.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Hawaii
6.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Idaho
9.1%(b) in Dec 2009
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Illinois
11.0%(b) in Dec 2009
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Indiana
9.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Iowa
6.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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Kansas
6.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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Kentucky
10.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Louisiana
7.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Maine
8.1%(b) in Dec 2009
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Maryland
7.4%(b) in Dec 2009
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Massachusetts
9.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Michigan
14.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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Minnesota
7.4%(b) in Dec 2009
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Mississippi
10.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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Missouri
9.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Montana
6.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Nebraska
4.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Nevada
13.0%(b) in Dec 2009
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New Hampshire
6.9%(b) in Dec 2009
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New Jersey
10.0%(b) in Dec 2009
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New Mexico
8.2%(b) in Dec 2009
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New York
8.9%(b) in Dec 2009
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North Carolina
10.9%(b) in Dec 2009
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North Dakota
4.3%(b) in Dec 2009
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Ohio
10.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Oklahoma
6.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Oregon
10.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Pennsylvania
8.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Puerto Rico
15.0%(z) in Dec 2009
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Rhode Island
12.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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South Carolina
12.4%(b) in Dec 2009
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South Dakota
4.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Tennessee
10.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Texas
8.2%(b) in Dec 2009
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Utah
6.6%(b) in Dec 2009
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Vermont
6.7%(b) in Dec 2009
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Virginia
6.8%(b) in Dec 2009
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Washington
9.2%(b) in Dec 2009
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West Virginia
9.0%(b) in Dec 2009
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Wisconsin
8.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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Wyoming
7.5%(b) in Dec 2009
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According to the latest numbers from the Department of Labor unemployment topped 10.2% in October, the highest in over 26 years.  This was worse than expected. 
The pundits have said that the recession is ending and the economy is recovering.  They also say that this looks to be a jobless recovery — one that doesn’t create [...]

Seasonally Adjusted

Unemployment Rate:
9.7% in Aug 2009
Historical Data

Change in Unemployment Level:
+466,000 in Aug 2009
Historical Data

Change in Employment Level:
-392,000 in Aug 2009
Historical Data

Change in Civilian Labor Force Level:
+73,000 in Aug 2009
Historical Data

Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate:
65.5% in Aug 2009
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Employment-Population Ratio:
59.2% in Aug 2009
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Annual Averages

Unemployment Rate:
5.8% for 2008
Historical Data

Unemployment Level:
8,924,000 for 2008
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p- preliminary

Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted

Alabama
10.4%(p) in Aug 2009
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Alaska
8.3%(p) in Aug 2009
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Arizona
9.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Arkansas
7.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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California
12.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Colorado
7.3%(p) in Aug 2009
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Connecticut
8.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Delaware
8.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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D.C.
11.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Florida
10.7%(p) in Aug 2009
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Georgia
10.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Hawaii
7.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Idaho
8.9%(p) in Aug 2009
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Illinois
10.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Indiana
9.9%(p) in Aug 2009
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Iowa
6.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Kansas
7.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Kentucky
11.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Louisiana
7.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Maine
8.6%(p) in Aug 2009
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Maryland
7.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Massachusetts
9.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Michigan
15.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Minnesota
8.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Mississippi
9.5%(p) in Aug 2009
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Missouri
9.5%(p) in Aug 2009
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Montana
6.6%(p) in Aug 2009
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Nebraska
5.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Nevada
13.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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New Hampshire
6.9%(p) in Aug 2009
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New Jersey
9.7%(p) in Aug 2009
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New Mexico
7.5%(p) in Aug 2009
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New York
9.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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North Carolina
10.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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North Dakota
4.3%(p) in Aug 2009
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Ohio
10.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Oklahoma
6.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Oregon
12.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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Pennsylvania
8.6%(p) in Aug 2009
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Puerto Rico
15.1%(p) in Aug 2009
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Rhode Island
12.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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South Carolina
11.5%(p) in Aug 2009
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South Dakota
4.9%(p) in Aug 2009
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Tennessee
10.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Texas
8.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Utah
6.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Vermont
6.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Virginia
6.5%(p) in Aug 2009
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Washington
9.2%(p) in Aug 2009
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West Virginia
9.0%(p) in Aug 2009
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Wisconsin
8.8%(p) in Aug 2009
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Wyoming
6.6%(p) in Aug 2009
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p- preliminary

Does the headline for this post sound confusing?  It should.  According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of people filing new unemployment claims decreased by 12,000 to 545,000 seasonally adjusted (whatever that means.)   In the same release, two paragraphs later, they say that the seasonally adjusted number for insured unemployed [...]