Current Economic and Market Data and Statistics Snapshot of the United States of America

Unemployment Rate By State

State	Dec 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2010	M-to-M	Y-to-Y
Nevada	12.6	13.0	14.9	-0.4	-2.3
California	11.1	11.3	12.5	-0.2	-1.4
Rhode Island	10.8	10.5	11.5	0.3	-0.7
District of Columbia	10.4	10.6	9.6	-0.2	0.8
Mississippi	10.4	10.5	10.2	-0.1	0.2
Florida	9.9	10.0	12.0	-0.1	-2.1
North Carolina	9.9	10.0	9.8	-0.1	0.1
Illinois	9.8	10.0	9.2	-0.2	0.6
Georgia	9.7	9.8	10.4	-0.1	-0.7
South Carolina	9.5	9.9	10.9	-0.4	-1.4
Michigan	9.3	9.8	11.1	-0.5	-1.8
Kentucky	9.1	9.4	10.3	-0.3	-1.2
Indiana	9.0	9.0	9.5	0	-0.5
New Jersey	9.0	9.1	9.1	-0.1	-0.1
Oregon	8.9	9.1	10.6	-0.2	-1.7
Arizona	8.7	8.7	9.6	0	-0.9
Tennessee	8.7	9.1	9.4	-0.4	-0.7
Washington	8.5	8.7	9.3	-0.2	-0.8
Idaho	8.4	8.5	9.7	-0.1	-1.3
Connecticut	8.2	8.4	9.0	-0.2	-0.8
Alabama	8.1	8.7	9.1	-0.6	-1
Ohio	8.1	8.5	9.5	-0.4	-1.4
New York	8.0	8.0	8.2	0	-0.2
Missouri	8.0	8.2	9.6	-0.2	-1.6
West Virginia	7.9	7.9	9.7	0	-1.8
Colorado	7.9	8.0	8.9	-0.1	-1
Texas	7.8	8.1	8.3	-0.3	-0.5
Arkansas	7.7	7.9	7.9	-0.2	-0.2
Pennsylvania	7.6	7.9	8.5	-0.3	-0.9
Delaware	7.4	7.6	8.5	-0.2	-1.1
Alaska	7.3	7.3	7.9	0	-0.6
Wisconsin	7.1	7.3	7.5	-0.2	-0.4
Maine	7.0	7.0	7.5	0	-0.5
Louisiana	6.8	6.9	7.7	-0.1	-0.9
Montana	6.8	7.1	7.4	-0.3	-0.6
Massachusetts	6.8	7.0	8.3	-0.2	-1.5
Maryland	6.7	6.9	7.4	-0.2	-0.7
New Mexico	6.6	6.5	8.6	0.1	-2
Hawaii	6.6	6.5	6.3	0.1	0.3
Kansas	6.3	6.5	6.8	-0.2	-0.5
Virginia	6.2	6.2	6.6	0	-0.4
Oklahoma	6.1	6.1	6.8	0	-0.7
Utah	6.0	6.4	7.5	-0.4	-1.5
Wyoming	5.8	5.8	6.4	0	-0.6
Minnesota	5.7	5.9	6.9	-0.2	-1.2
Iowa	5.6	5.7	6.1	-0.1	-0.5
New Hampshire	5.1	5.2	5.6	-0.1	-0.5
Vermont	5.1	5.3	5.8	-0.2	-0.7
South Dakota	4.2	4.3	4.7	-0.1	-0.5
Nebraska	4.1	4.1	4.3	0	-0.2
North Dakota	3.3	3.4	3.8	-0.1	-0.5

State	Dec 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2010	M-to-M	Y-to-Y
Nevada	12.6	13.0	14.9	-0.4	-2.3
California	11.1	11.3	12.5	-0.2	-1.4
District of Columbia	10.4	10.6	9.6	-0.2	0.8
Rhode Island	10.8	10.5	11.5	0.3	-0.7
Mississippi	10.4	10.5	10.2	-0.1	0.2
Florida	9.9	10.0	12.0	-0.1	-2.1
North Carolina	9.9	10.0	9.8	-0.1	0.1
Illinois	9.8	10.0	9.2	-0.2	0.6
South Carolina	9.5	9.9	10.9	-0.4	-1.4
Georgia	9.7	9.8	10.4	-0.1	-0.7
Michigan	9.3	9.8	11.1	-0.5	-1.8
Kentucky	9.1	9.4	10.3	-0.3	-1.2
Tennessee	8.7	9.1	9.4	-0.4	-0.7
Oregon	8.9	9.1	10.6	-0.2	-1.7
New Jersey	9.0	9.1	9.1	-0.1	-0.1
Indiana	9.0	9.0	9.5	0	-0.5
Washington	8.5	8.7	9.3	-0.2	-0.8
Alabama	8.1	8.7	9.1	-0.6	-1
Arizona	8.7	8.7	9.6	0	-0.9
Ohio	8.1	8.5	9.5	-0.4	-1.4
Idaho	8.4	8.5	9.7	-0.1	-1.3
Connecticut	8.2	8.4	9.0	-0.2	-0.8
Missouri	8.0	8.2	9.6	-0.2	-1.6
Texas	7.8	8.1	8.3	-0.3	-0.5
New York	8.0	8.0	8.2	0	-0.2
Colorado	7.9	8.0	8.9	-0.1	-1
West Virginia	7.9	7.9	9.7	0	-1.8
Arkansas	7.7	7.9	7.9	-0.2	-0.2
Pennsylvania	7.6	7.9	8.5	-0.3	-0.9
Delaware	7.4	7.6	8.5	-0.2	-1.1
Alaska	7.3	7.3	7.9	0	-0.6
Wisconsin	7.1	7.3	7.5	-0.2	-0.4
Montana	6.8	7.1	7.4	-0.3	-0.6
Maine	7.0	7.0	7.5	0	-0.5
Massachusetts	6.8	7.0	8.3	-0.2	-1.5
Louisiana	6.8	6.9	7.7	-0.1	-0.9
Maryland	6.7	6.9	7.4	-0.2	-0.7
New Mexico	6.6	6.5	8.6	0.1	-2
Kansas	6.3	6.5	6.8	-0.2	-0.5
Hawaii	6.6	6.5	6.3	0.1	0.3
Utah	6.0	6.4	7.5	-0.4	-1.5
Virginia	6.2	6.2	6.6	0	-0.4
Oklahoma	6.1	6.1	6.8	0	-0.7
Minnesota	5.7	5.9	6.9	-0.2	-1.2
Wyoming	5.8	5.8	6.4	0	-0.6
Iowa	5.6	5.7	6.1	-0.1	-0.5
Vermont	5.1	5.3	5.8	-0.2	-0.7
New Hampshire	5.1	5.2	5.6	-0.1	-0.5
South Dakota	4.2	4.3	4.7	-0.1	-0.5
Nebraska	4.1	4.1	4.3	0	-0.2
North Dakota	3.3	3.4	3.8	-0.1	-0.5

State	Dec 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2010	M-to-M	Y-to-Y
Nevada	12.6	13.0	14.9	-0.4	-2.3
California	11.1	11.3	12.5	-0.2	-1.4
Florida	9.9	10.0	12.0	-0.1	-2.1
Rhode Island	10.8	10.5	11.5	0.3	-0.7
Michigan	9.3	9.8	11.1	-0.5	-1.8
South Carolina	9.5	9.9	10.9	-0.4	-1.4
Oregon	8.9	9.1	10.6	-0.2	-1.7
Georgia	9.7	9.8	10.4	-0.1	-0.7
Kentucky	9.1	9.4	10.3	-0.3	-1.2
Mississippi	10.4	10.5	10.2	-0.1	0.2
North Carolina	9.9	10.0	9.8	-0.1	0.1
West Virginia	7.9	7.9	9.7	0	-1.8
Idaho	8.4	8.5	9.7	-0.1	-1.3
District of Columbia	10.4	10.6	9.6	-0.2	0.8
Missouri	8.0	8.2	9.6	-0.2	-1.6
Arizona	8.7	8.7	9.6	0	-0.9
Ohio	8.1	8.5	9.5	-0.4	-1.4
Indiana	9.0	9.0	9.5	0	-0.5
Tennessee	8.7	9.1	9.4	-0.4	-0.7
Washington	8.5	8.7	9.3	-0.2	-0.8
Illinois	9.8	10.0	9.2	-0.2	0.6
Alabama	8.1	8.7	9.1	-0.6	-1
New Jersey	9.0	9.1	9.1	-0.1	-0.1
Connecticut	8.2	8.4	9.0	-0.2	-0.8
Colorado	7.9	8.0	8.9	-0.1	-1
New Mexico	6.6	6.5	8.6	0.1	-2
Delaware	7.4	7.6	8.5	-0.2	-1.1
Pennsylvania	7.6	7.9	8.5	-0.3	-0.9
Texas	7.8	8.1	8.3	-0.3	-0.5
Massachusetts	6.8	7.0	8.3	-0.2	-1.5
New York	8.0	8.0	8.2	0	-0.2
Alaska	7.3	7.3	7.9	0	-0.6
Arkansas	7.7	7.9	7.9	-0.2	-0.2
Louisiana	6.8	6.9	7.7	-0.1	-0.9
Wisconsin	7.1	7.3	7.5	-0.2	-0.4
Maine	7.0	7.0	7.5	0	-0.5
Utah	6.0	6.4	7.5	-0.4	-1.5
Montana	6.8	7.1	7.4	-0.3	-0.6
Maryland	6.7	6.9	7.4	-0.2	-0.7
Minnesota	5.7	5.9	6.9	-0.2	-1.2
Kansas	6.3	6.5	6.8	-0.2	-0.5
Oklahoma	6.1	6.1	6.8	0	-0.7
Virginia	6.2	6.2	6.6	0	-0.4
Wyoming	5.8	5.8	6.4	0	-0.6
Hawaii	6.6	6.5	6.3	0.1	0.3
Iowa	5.6	5.7	6.1	-0.1	-0.5
Vermont	5.1	5.3	5.8	-0.2	-0.7
New Hampshire	5.1	5.2	5.6	-0.1	-0.5
South Dakota	4.2	4.3	4.7	-0.1	-0.5
Nebraska	4.1	4.1	4.3	0	-0.2
North Dakota	3.3	3.4	3.8	-0.1	-0.5

State	Dec 2011	Nov 2011	Dec 2010	M-to-M	Y-to-Y
Alabama	8.1	8.7	9.1	-0.6	-1
Alaska	7.3	7.3	7.9	0	-0.6
Arizona	8.7	8.7	9.6	0	-0.9
Arkansas	7.7	7.9	7.9	-0.2	-0.2
California	11.1	11.3	12.5	-0.2	-1.4
Colorado	7.9	8.0	8.9	-0.1	-1
Connecticut	8.2	8.4	9.0	-0.2	-0.8
Delaware	7.4	7.6	8.5	-0.2	-1.1
District of Columbia	10.4	10.6	9.6	-0.2	0.8
Florida	9.9	10.0	12.0	-0.1	-2.1
Georgia	9.7	9.8	10.4	-0.1	-0.7
Hawaii	6.6	6.5	6.3	0.1	0.3
Idaho	8.4	8.5	9.7	-0.1	-1.3
Illinois	9.8	10.0	9.2	-0.2	0.6
Indiana	9.0	9.0	9.5	0	-0.5
Iowa	5.6	5.7	6.1	-0.1	-0.5
Kansas	6.3	6.5	6.8	-0.2	-0.5
Kentucky	9.1	9.4	10.3	-0.3	-1.2
Louisiana	6.8	6.9	7.7	-0.1	-0.9
Maine	7.0	7.0	7.5	0	-0.5
Maryland	6.7	6.9	7.4	-0.2	-0.7
Massachusetts	6.8	7.0	8.3	-0.2	-1.5
Michigan	9.3	9.8	11.1	-0.5	-1.8
Minnesota	5.7	5.9	6.9	-0.2	-1.2
Mississippi	10.4	10.5	10.2	-0.1	0.2
Missouri	8.0	8.2	9.6	-0.2	-1.6
Montana	6.8	7.1	7.4	-0.3	-0.6
Nebraska	4.1	4.1	4.3	0	-0.2
Nevada	12.6	13.0	14.9	-0.4	-2.3
New Hampshire	5.1	5.2	5.6	-0.1	-0.5
New Jersey	9.0	9.1	9.1	-0.1	-0.1
New Mexico	6.6	6.5	8.6	0.1	-2
New York	8.0	8.0	8.2	0	-0.2
North Carolina	9.9	10.0	9.8	-0.1	0.1
North Dakota	3.3	3.4	3.8	-0.1	-0.5
Ohio	8.1	8.5	9.5	-0.4	-1.4
Oklahoma	6.1	6.1	6.8	0	-0.7
Oregon	8.9	9.1	10.6	-0.2	-1.7
Pennsylvania	7.6	7.9	8.5	-0.3	-0.9
Rhode Island	10.8	10.5	11.5	0.3	-0.7
South Carolina	9.5	9.9	10.9	-0.4	-1.4
South Dakota	4.2	4.3	4.7	-0.1	-0.5
Tennessee	8.7	9.1	9.4	-0.4	-0.7
Texas	7.8	8.1	8.3	-0.3	-0.5
Utah	6.0	6.4	7.5	-0.4	-1.5
Vermont	5.1	5.3	5.8	-0.2	-0.7
Virginia	6.2	6.2	6.6	0	-0.4
Washington	8.5	8.7	9.3	-0.2	-0.8
West Virginia	7.9	7.9	9.7	0	-1.8
Wisconsin	7.1	7.3	7.5	-0.2	-0.4
Wyoming	5.8	5.8	6.4	0	-0.6

Initial Unemployment Claims

week ending January 21, 2012
Initial Claims 377,000
Four-week average 377,500

Employment, Unemployment Rate, and Labor Force Data

December 2011
Unemployment Rate 8.5%
Payroll Employment +200,000(p)
Change in Unemployment Level -226,000
Change in Employment Level +176,000
Change in Civilian Labor Force Level -50,000
Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate 64.0%

Annual Averages for 2009

Unemployment Rate 8.9% for 2011
Unemployment Level 13,747,000 for 2011

Consumer, Producer, Employer and Import Inflation Data

December 2011
CPI unchanged
PPI -0.1%(p)
ECI +0.3% 3rd Qtr of 2011
U.S. Import Price Index -0.1%

Gross Domestic Product

Q3 2011
Real GDP 1.8%

Productivity Data

3rd Qtr of 2011
Productivity +2.3%(r)
Output per Hour +2.3%(r)
Hourly Compensation -0.2%(r)
Unit Labor Costs -2.5%(r)
Output +3.2%(r)
Hours of All Persons +0.8%(r)

Income and Hourly Earnings Data

December 2011
Average Hourly Earnings +$0.04(p)
Personal Income +0.4% October 2011

Job Openings and Labor Turnover

November 2011
Latest Job Openings Level 3,161,000(p)
Latest Hires Rate 2.3%(p)
Latest Turnover Rate 3.2%(p)

Mass Layoffs

December 2011
Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384
Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52
Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648
Change in Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants +14,021