Saturday, February 6, 2010

Economy Tracker - General Conditions


Current national unemployment is 9.7% reported Friday (2/5/10) for 1/10, improvement 0.3% from 12/09, 10%.

US Map per State general unemployment, jobs, foreclosures, stimulus funds www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/map.economy/index.html?hpt=C2
Labor improvement, including chart 1/08 to 1/10 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/business/economy/06jobs.html?th&emc=th
Economic/stock news Americas, Asia, Europe http://www.bloomberg.com/news/index.html?Intro=intro_news

1 year job losses, 1/09 to 1/10














"The government's monthly job report on Friday showed that the disastrous labor situation plaguing the nation's economy is moderating. But the report also underlines an unsettling reality: 8.4 million jobs have been vaporized since the recession began, and digging out won't be easy." More http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/05/news/economy/jobs_january/index.htm?hpt=C2

Western States unemployment 12/09, and 3 year job percentage, 1/07

California 12.4%, -4.6%
Oregon 11.0%, -6.2%
Washington 9.5%, -2.1%
Alaska 8.8%, 1.1%
Hawaii 6.9%, -5.9%
Idaho 9.1%, -5.7%
Montana 6.7%, -2.2%
Wyoming 7.5%, -0.5%
Nevada 13.0%, -10.5%
Utah 6.7%, -2.8%
Colorado 7.5%, -3.0%
New Mexico 8.3%, -2.4%
Texas 8.3%, 1.2%
Oklahoma 6.6%, 0.4%

Posted by Kathy Meeh

1 comment:

Kathleen Rogan said...

Oaklahoma! How are they doing so well?? Someone better go there and check it out. I know someone who just left SF and is retiring there. What's there???