SC unemployment rate unchanged in February

“Thus, Ohio’s growth was below the U.S. national average by a large amount in February 2017”. However, long-term problems could potentially hamstring further jobs growth if left unaddressed.

A gain of almost 26,000 jobs in February pushed IL past its prior peak employment level, a notable milestone in a state whose economic recovery has lagged much of the nation’s.

The Cincinnati Metropoli-tan Statistical Area, which includes Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont and Brown counties, saw an increase from 4.1 percent in December to 5.0 percent in January.

Job seekers and employers are encouraged to use the Georgia Department of Labor’s online job listing service, www.employgeorgia.com, to search for jobs or recruit new employers. However, February is one month in the midst of negative long-term trends.

“Illinoisans deserve a state that attracts good paying jobs, especially because of the great assets we have here in IL”, he said.

While this undoubtedly is good news, it’s important to note that job seekers in many parts of the state continue to have a hard time finding work.

MA remained well below the February national unemployment rate of 4.7 percent.

The state has added 57,500 over the last 12 months. “Manufacturing was relatively flat, which was a good performance given the large loss of paper mill jobs that occurred during the year”.

IL has reached a new all-time high for total payroll jobs. The year-over-year growth for the state was a net 2,100 new jobs, he said. The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either employed or jobless, but actively seeking work.

In metro Atlanta, the unemployment rate rose by three-tenths of a percent from 5 percent in December to 5.3 percent in January.

A household survey found that the civilian labor force shrank by 6,000 in February. There are 1,300 fewer jobs in that sector than there were in February 2016, or a 4 percent drop. Total household employment grew by 28,500.

There’s some good economic news for NY. This is an important milestone that IL policy leaders should look to build upon. Since January 2015, the number of jobs has increased by almost 105,000. The sector with the biggest employment gains was education and health services, which added 3,100 workers.