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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »
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//LAUS Resilio Test 5/14/2026// February jobless rate up in 1 state; payroll jobs down...
05/14/2026
//LAUS Resilio Test 5/14/2026// In February, unemployment rates were higher in 1 state and stable in 49 states
and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 2 states,
increased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 47 states and the District.
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//METRO Charts Test 7/25/2025// December jobless rates up over the year in 266 of 389...
07/25/2025
//METRO Charts Test via ZUNI3 7/25/2025// Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for
March 2026
are scheduled to be released on
May 6, 2026,
at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2025 are scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2025 are scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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The Economics Daily
Unemployment rate 1.5 percent in Ames, Iowa, and Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina
In September 2019, Ames, Iowa, and Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina, had the lowest unemployment rates among U.S. metropolitan areas, 1.5 percent each. Four other metropolitan areas in South Carolina and one other area in Iowa had unemployment rates below 2.0 percent. read more »
