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September Unemployment Rates News: Texas, Utah, Nevada, Release Statistics
Some states have already released their unemployment rates for the month of September, which has brought about some interesting speculation about where unemployment rates in the United States are headed.
The Texas unemployment rate in September has declined to 5.2%. It declined from a 5.3% jobless rate last August. This is a result of adding 36,400 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs last month as stated by the Texas Workforce Commission. In addition, they have surpassed the 13 million milestone which was achieved through partnerships and strong business climate. Furthermore, the area in the Midland had the lowest jobless figure at 2.6%. With continuous job expansions, pride shall be carried by Texas employers for this growth.
Moving on, Utah's unemployment rate narrowed down to 3.5% when last compared to 3.6% in the month of August. The good news is that Utah still stands below the national unemployment rate of 5.9%. In addition, reports have claimed that the fastest growing sector in Utah was the construction sector which showed an 11.8% growth.
Nebraska, on the other hand, maintained a 3.6% unemployment rate for the third month in a row, obviously covering the July- September duration. They had gotten the second lowest figure for the whole nation last August. With the jobs offered year after year, the number of workers employed increased.
Florida's unemployment rate slightly dropped from 6.3% last August to 6.1% this September. Though a decrease happened, the rate remained higher than the national unemployment rate. More about the decreasing rates, Nevada's figure decreased to 7.3% this September. This is quite a change for it's the lowest level of unemployment rate Nevada has had since 2008, specifically July. The Government and Mining Sectors were the only sectors that have lost jobs years after years.
To end the list, Alabama's unemployment figure declined from 6.9% last August to 6.6% this September. Alabama had 6,600 unemployed citizens who are now currently employed.