November 9, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, September 2011
12-month change in employees on nonfarm payrolls, selected Midwest metropolitan areas, September 2010 to September 2011
| Metropolitan area |
Change from September 2010 to September 2011 |
| Number |
Percent |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL |
21,100 |
0.5 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN |
20,100 |
1.2 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
17,400 |
2.1 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
13,900 |
0.8 |
St. Louis, MO |
10,500 |
0.8 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE |
7,700 |
1.7 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
3,000 |
1.0 |
Fargo, ND |
2,900 |
2.4 |
Wichita, KS |
2,700 |
1.0 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
1,000 |
0.7 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN |
-2,200 |
-0.3 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
-3,100 |
-0.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, September 2011.
Unemployment rate, selected Midwest metropolitan areas, September 2010 and September 2011
| Metropolitan area |
Unemployment rate (in percent) |
| September 2010 |
September 2011 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
12.6 |
11.7 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL |
9.4 |
9.6 |
St. Louis, MO |
9.6 |
8.7 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN |
8.6 |
8.1 |
Wichita, KS |
8.4 |
7.9 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
9.1 |
7.6 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
7.8 |
7.6 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN |
6.9 |
6 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
5.9 |
5.6 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE |
4.8 |
4.4 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
4.4 |
4.1 |
Fargo, ND |
3.5 |
3.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in the Midwest, September 2011.
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