Job Hunters' Treasure Map – where you have the best chance of finding and keeping a job
Most states reported an increase in nonfarm payrolls for the month of April 2010. 38 states and the District of Columbia saw increases in employment, adding jobs. Additionally, 34 states and D.C. saw a decrease in the state unemployment rate. Job increases were led by Ohio, which added 37,300 jobs to the payrolls. Ohio was followed in job creation by Pennsylvania, New York, Texas and Virgina. Three of the top five states for job creation are on the East Coast, continuing the March 2010 trend for the job situation improvements seen in the East.
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The news wasn’t that great in all states, though. 12 states saw a decrease in payrolls. Job losses are still happening in Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, bucking the idea that all is well up down the entire East Coast. Colorado also lost quite a few jobs in April 2010.
Regionally, the Northeast maintains the lowest unemployment rate while, in terms of lowest unemployment rates for individual states, the two Dakotas continue to lead the pack. The highest rate of unemployment is found in the West, with the Pacific geographic division sporting the highest unemployment. In terms of states, though, Michigan retains the highest unemployment rate, followed by Nevada and California.
Overall, though, the news of job creation is prompting some analysts to declare that an employment bottom has been reached. But that’s not to say there aren’t challenges ahead. The nationwide unemployment rate actually ticked up to 9.9%, in spite of the job creation reported by most states. It is clear that job hunters still have their work cut out for them. The employment situation, though likely to improve, is likely to do so in fits and starts, and happen quite slowly..
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