Unemployment rates by state

I want foregathering utile information , this post has got me even more info! .

Does anyone else think that the media is saying the unemployment rates are down only because people's unemployment benefits are running out? they don't mention that benefits are running out though....

Bad things are coming and most people are still just doing what they do living their lives as if nothing is wrong. Lazy, spoiled sheep. We should be in the streets protesting and we are not. We just sit here watching these liars and theives rape the country and keep on spending. I have a great deal of admiration for the people in the middle east that have taken to the streets in protest against truly evil dictatorships. At least they have the backbone to speak up and do something about it. It's about time. We should be doing the same thing. We need to clean out Washington. Those FEMA camps were built just for that reason.

California Inland Empire unemployment is running about 14% and our Democratic leader hasn't done anything..MR. Joe Baca

If everyone just would get together and STOP paying Taxes, the government would go broke and we would be in control, BUT, getting everyone, or even enough people to do that won't happen. Many of you saw what it takes to get the government to step down, from the turmoil in Egypt. Only when the majority of the people are down and out, will the come together to make a change.

The only reason the unemployment rate is higher in some of the southern states (ie, Texas and Florida) is because people moving from the North to the South. This makes those states numbers look worst.

Those two example states also have no state income tax.

I too will be getting my last unemployment check in a few weeks. I have no savings and retirement is all gone. And in a few months we will be living in our pickup, thankfully it has a canopy.
However, the one thing we won't loose is our right to vote. AND ALL YOU INCUMBANTS BE WARNED, "WER'E MAD AS HELL AND WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE".

I think it will keep getting worse and worse over the time being!!!

Im glad to see few were fooled by this propaganda type article. People are getting more informed every day. They no longer believe everything media puts out.
I wonder how aol will come off with Huffington at the helm???

Well our "Sputnik moment" might be coming soon. It will be marked by half the population living on food stamps. Funny how the rich just keep getting richer off of "corporate welfare" in the form of most large US corporations paying zero taxes, even though they're based here in the US. "But their employees pay taxes", you might say. Unfortunately, in many cases the bulk of their employees are overseas. Cheap Indian and Chinese employees don't pay US taxes. And because it's the law that US corporations pay taxes, they should -- just like the rest of us. If the middle class continues to be ignored while the rich get all the tax breaks, corporate bailouts, no punishment for destroying the US economy, etc., I'm concerned my fellow Americans might get very, very upset with the status quo that has been working out so very well for a small percentage of the population.

With people falling off the unemplyment rolls because the money has run out, what do they expect the numbers to do? What is this, a "make you feel good" headline? Tell that to the people who have nothing anymore, because Washington wants to do nothing but play politics instead of getting people back to work. Hey MSM, drop the feel good crap, and tell the real story why the numbers are dropping. Try a headline like, People running out of benefits cause the unemployment numbers to drop. MSM, try being upfront with people, they can take it, stop with the half a--ed headlines.

Unemployment is DOWN..............................maybe because so many have run out of unemployment benefits???

It also does not speak of the end of the stimulas money where thousands are now being laid off with thousands more to come..I am in that boat...come Oct the end of the money is there and my job will be gone as there is no money..
was laid off for 6 months before and got picked up thank god for a while...
But as the money goes away so thus the jobs.. I have written my state senator and asked for a reply to my question of what now??? and still no reply...
go figure...

It is getting smaller ONLY because the 99er's have ran out of benefits. When are you people going to get the the facts right? Do your job and report the REAL truth. Millions of Americans are getting nothing, they have fallen off of the radar because you don't want the rest of the country to know how bad it really is.

It's sad that our government thinks every one is so stupid. They come up with these numbers that are all lies. The states who were hit the earliest are the ones with the lowest unemployment. Because they have the most people who have exhausted their benefits.Wake up America >>>Why do we give money to other country's to help when they have problems? When we have KIDS still starving in ours. The RICH get RICHER. The POOR DIE. It's a wonderful thing.

I mistyped the word nation, sorry about that. Likewise for the word business.

That is correct. Those who have exhausted their unemployment benefits are not counted as among the unemployed. Also, those who have only a part time job are not counted. That does not make their situation any more promising, for them, at least. When will the business people in this natioin wake up to the fact that if they wish people to spend money, then they must have money to spend.? When will they wake up to the fact that workers must be hired in order to make a living? When will they wake up to the fact that the unemployment insurance cow that they have been milking will soon be dry, and already is dry for many workers, aka consumers? Until they wake up to these simple facts, the current economic depression will continue to worsen, and eventually they will have no busuness in this nation at all. Enough said.

Of course the unemployment rate is down! There are large numbers of people who've run the course with their benefits and others who're being dropped from the rolls as we speak. The paper in my town has maybe a half of a half of a column page of job listings. Almost everything is part time starting out with 8 hours per week. Since the state has dropped a lot of programs that help low income, even more people have been drastically challenged. Food banks are crying for more donations. Churches are strained to the limits. On the corner instead of 1 or 2 people standing with "Help Me" signs now there are 2 to 4 people on each corner. The retail parking lots are slowly filling up with people who live in their cars looking for a "safe" place to sleep at night. Warming centers are overloaded and several families are living under one roof. Nicer items have disappeared from the shelves in the stores because people just don't have the money for anything extra. More people are sick and helpless to do anything about it since medical care is out of reach. My state cut the mental health care for low income and medicare patients. It's pretty sad when you see families going hungry and without heat because they're underemployed but still not eligible for any kind of help. Something has GOT to CHANGE for the better!

i agree BS...that's probably why they are making so many Fema prisons all over....they know people are going to riot and freak out when we fall to third world status and have 200 million poor people with nothing.

13% unemployment not 135

IDK about you but i live in Elkhart county in Indiana, unless your in the medical field or have 10+ years experience as a maintenance electrician,plant supervisor, or truck driver your SOL.

online @ monster.com and careerbuilder.com has 90% fake fill in job posting such as work at home and Scam temp hiring agency that's charge you money to get a job.

Local paper is less than a page long where also postings of scam temp hiring agencys that charge and a few higher skilled postings that can only help out a tiny fraction of the unemployed here.

We just dipped below 135 unemployemt...first time since '08...it's now at 12.8%

totally unacceptable! HEY GOP...WHERE'S THE JOBS YOU PROMISED...oh wait, your not even trying to create a environment for it..

This is exactly the type of widespread disinformation propaganda the "big machine" (read: administration, congress, wall street and shill media) wants you to believe.

FOOD STAMP USE JUST HIT AN "ALL TIME" RECORD OF 44 MILLION!!

Tell a lie enough and the masses will believe.

Rome is burning America wake up!

Its getting lower because all the 99'ers are done thier benefits.....Left out in the cold

25 states have lower than average unemployment rates?? Wait a minute......that must mean 25 states have a HIGHER than average rate? Let's see...Hmmmm..... Half higher and half lower ........ I wonder how AVERAGE might fit into this..... Hmmmmmm..... aw, screw it - as long as there's a snappy headline, why inject logic into anything?

Gotta love the products of journalism schools, right?

Very interesting post - maybe people should start checking out the North Dakota job postings!