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North Dakota's Unemployment Rate 4.1% for June
Date: 07/20/2010
Job Service North Dakota (JSND) reported that labor statistics released today show North Dakota’s June not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent. The rate is 0.9 percentage points higher than May (3.2 percent), and 0.6 percentage points below the same period of prior year (4.7 percent). The state continues to be considerably lower than the national (9.6 percent) June rate. Michael Ziesch, Research Analyst for Job Service stated, “June rates are always higher than May as they reflect an influx of students into the labor market, either on summer recess, or as graduates.”
North Dakota Not Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Data | |||
June 2010 | May 2010 | June 2009 | |
Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.7% |
Unemployed | 15,366 | 11,952 | 17,850 |
Employed | 363,811 | 359,549 | 358,142 |
Labor Force | 379,177 | 371,501 | 375,992 |
The nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.5 percent for the month. This is 0.2 percentage points below prior month and unchanged from same month a year ago. The seasonally adjusted rate for North Dakota was 3.6 percent in June, unchanged from prior month, and 0.8 percentage points below June 2009 (4.4 percent). The seasonal adjustment process utilizes a statistical adjustment to accommodate predictable fluctuations between months; such as length of daylight and typical weather. Seasonal adjustment allows for comparison between all months of a year.
Seasonally Adjusted Rates | |||
June 2010 | May 2010 | June 2009 | |
North Dakota | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.4% |
United States | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9.5% |
Notes:
1. The unemployment rate is the percentage of people actively seeking work compared to those in the labor force (employed plus unemployed).
2. Data are subject to revision.
3. These statistics, produced by the JSND Labor Market Information Center, utilize standard methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as a requirement for use by all states.
4. County and substate areas will be posted on 7-26-2010 to the JSND Labor Market Information website: http://www.ndworkforceintelligence.com