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Unemployment statistics.
Dec. 9th, 2002 11:58 amI've heard a lot of people make claims about unemployment rates, so I went looking.
The full chart can be found here, but here's a summary of the top, bottom, and cities I'm familiar with. The ones that are most likely to be of interest to readers of this journal are bolded.
From best to worst:
1 Bryan-College Station, TX, 1.7
15 Portland, ME, 2.6
20 Iowa City, IA 2.8
20 Santa Fe, NM 2.8
24 Ann Arbor, MI, 2.9
24 Knoxville, TN, 2.9
43 Washington, DC, 3.3
56 Nashville, TN, 3.5
56 Reno, NV, 3.5
62 Honolulu, HI, 3.6
62 Minneapolis-StPaul, MN-WI, 3.6
62 New Haven-Meriden, CT, 3.6
79 Oklahoma City, OK, 3.8
95 Orange County, CA 4.0
103 Hartford, CT, 4.1
111 San Diego, CA, 4.2
115 Baltimore, MD, 4.3
122 Columbus, OH 4.4
130 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 4.5
130 Syracuse, NY, 4.5
137 Anchorage, AK, 4.6
137 Boston, MA, 4.6
148 Pittsburgh, PA 4.7
160 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, 4.8
160 Las Vegas, NV-AZ, 4.8
160 Orlando, FL, 4.8
160 St Louis, MO-IL, 4.8
195 Albuquerque, NM, 5.1
195 Austin-San Marcos, TX 5.1
195 Providence, RI, 5.1
202 New Orleans, LA, 5.2
213 Philadelphia, PA-NJ, 5.3
213 Sacramento, CA, 5.3
223 San Francisco, CA 5.4
223 Worcester, MA-CT, 5.4
239 Houston, TX, 5.6
252 Corpus Christi, TX, 5.7
258 Oakland, CA, 5.9
265 Riverside-San Bernadino, CA 6.0
265 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 6.0
272 Chico-Paradise, CA, 6.1
272 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA, 6.1
285 Chicago, IL, 6.3
288 Seattle, WA, 6.4
307 New York, NY, 7.2
317 San Jose, CA, 7.9
325 Modesto, CA 10.3
329 Fresno, CA 13.1
331 Yuma, AZ, 25.4
It's interesting to note, the places I view as cool cities though not necessarily liveable are: Washington (3.3), Boston (4.6), New Orleans (5.2), SF (5.4), LA (6.1), Seattle (6.4), and NYC (7.2).
Apparently a lot of my assumptions about unemployment rates, or things I'd heard, were wrong.
I would have thought that if I REALLY wanted to get a job, I would move to NYC, after that, LA or Washington, and after that SF, then Boston, then maybe NO or Seattle.
Of course, these statistics say nothing about the kinds of jobs that are available, nor do they mention that SF, LA, NYC and Washington are all the kinds of cities people make pilgrimages to, cities people try to 'make it' in for various reasons. A more volatile job market makes for a higher unemployment rate, but if the specific people are not staying unemployed for very long, it doesn't matter, now, does it?
The full chart can be found here, but here's a summary of the top, bottom, and cities I'm familiar with. The ones that are most likely to be of interest to readers of this journal are bolded.
From best to worst:
1 Bryan-College Station, TX, 1.7
15 Portland, ME, 2.6
20 Iowa City, IA 2.8
20 Santa Fe, NM 2.8
24 Ann Arbor, MI, 2.9
24 Knoxville, TN, 2.9
43 Washington, DC, 3.3
56 Nashville, TN, 3.5
56 Reno, NV, 3.5
62 Honolulu, HI, 3.6
62 Minneapolis-StPaul, MN-WI, 3.6
62 New Haven-Meriden, CT, 3.6
79 Oklahoma City, OK, 3.8
95 Orange County, CA 4.0
103 Hartford, CT, 4.1
111 San Diego, CA, 4.2
115 Baltimore, MD, 4.3
122 Columbus, OH 4.4
130 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 4.5
130 Syracuse, NY, 4.5
137 Anchorage, AK, 4.6
137 Boston, MA, 4.6
148 Pittsburgh, PA 4.7
160 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, 4.8
160 Las Vegas, NV-AZ, 4.8
160 Orlando, FL, 4.8
160 St Louis, MO-IL, 4.8
195 Albuquerque, NM, 5.1
195 Austin-San Marcos, TX 5.1
195 Providence, RI, 5.1
202 New Orleans, LA, 5.2
213 Philadelphia, PA-NJ, 5.3
213 Sacramento, CA, 5.3
223 San Francisco, CA 5.4
223 Worcester, MA-CT, 5.4
239 Houston, TX, 5.6
252 Corpus Christi, TX, 5.7
258 Oakland, CA, 5.9
265 Riverside-San Bernadino, CA 6.0
265 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 6.0
272 Chico-Paradise, CA, 6.1
272 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA, 6.1
285 Chicago, IL, 6.3
288 Seattle, WA, 6.4
307 New York, NY, 7.2
317 San Jose, CA, 7.9
325 Modesto, CA 10.3
329 Fresno, CA 13.1
331 Yuma, AZ, 25.4
It's interesting to note, the places I view as cool cities though not necessarily liveable are: Washington (3.3), Boston (4.6), New Orleans (5.2), SF (5.4), LA (6.1), Seattle (6.4), and NYC (7.2).
Apparently a lot of my assumptions about unemployment rates, or things I'd heard, were wrong.
I would have thought that if I REALLY wanted to get a job, I would move to NYC, after that, LA or Washington, and after that SF, then Boston, then maybe NO or Seattle.
Of course, these statistics say nothing about the kinds of jobs that are available, nor do they mention that SF, LA, NYC and Washington are all the kinds of cities people make pilgrimages to, cities people try to 'make it' in for various reasons. A more volatile job market makes for a higher unemployment rate, but if the specific people are not staying unemployed for very long, it doesn't matter, now, does it?
