Bureau of Labor Statistics: Kokomo, Indiana, Had Largest Over-the-year Unemployment Rate Decrease in November 2019
January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily:
Unemployment rates were lower in November 2019 than a year earlier in 223 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 137 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas. Kokomo, Indiana, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in November (-4.6 percentage points), followed by Rockford, Illinois (-4.3 points), and Panama City, Florida (-4.2 points). . . .
Unemployment rates were lower in November 2019 than a year earlier in 223 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 137 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas. Kokomo, Indiana, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in November (-4.6 percentage points), followed by Rockford, Illinois (-4.3 points), and Panama City, Florida (-4.2 points). . . .