In Lake County the unemployment rate in November increased to 6.2 percent, from 5.9 percent in October (7.8 percent in November 2014).
Advertisement
AAA Predicts Highest Travel Volume on Record for Holiday Week
The average for gas in OR is up three cents to .32 a gallon heading into Christmas weekend, the cheapest it has been since 2008. On a national level, the number of year-end holiday travelers is expected to top 100 million for the first time on record.
The recent jobless rate is less than half the 12 percent unemployment rate the area saw during the worst of the recession.
Red Wings week at a glance
He was only able to knock it out in front of the net, and Palmieri snapped the rebound past him for his 14th goal at 12:05. If you missed the Detroit Red Wings’ 4-3 loss against the New Jersey Devils, we’ve got you covered.
Ohio’s unemployment rate inched up to 4.5 percent last month, but employers statewide added 9,900 jobs, marking the second month in a row of solid job gains, according to figures released by the ODJFS.
DDCA row: Campaign against Arun Jaitley will fail, says BJP
He also said that the defamation suits would not scare him from his path and his fight against corruption would continue. What compounded the crisis for Jaitley and his party was the attack by BJP lawmaker Kirti Azad on the issue.
California’s unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in November, according to data released this week by the California Employment Development Department (EDD).
The county unemployment rate in November 2014 was 3.8 percent, which is not seasonally adjusted.
At 8.4 percent, Springfield’s unemployment rate is down from a recent high of 10.2 percent in January.
Eleven counties had unemployment rates at or below 3.5 percent in November. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households.
Total nonfarm employment increased in November (+4,000). Economists usually give more weight year-to-year comparisons of unadjusted unemployment rates because hiring typically varies by season. The Watertown-Fort Drum area had the highest in the state, at 6.5 percent. It was followed by Fayette, Oldham and Spencer counties, 3.6 percent each; Shelby County, 3.7 percent; Boone, Campbell, Madison and Scott counties, 3.9 percent each; and Anderson, Bullitt, Jessamine, Warren and Washington counties, 4 percent each.
Northampton: 3.3 percent in November, 3.3 percent in October and 3.9 percent a year ago.
Agawam: 4.6 percent in November, 4.4 percent in October and 5.1 percent a year ago. This represents a. 1 percent improvement over each of the months before that.
Advertisement
In Michigan City the rate rose to 6.6 percent, from 6.2 percent in October (8.1 percent in November 2014).
