U.S. Labor Releases, June 2017

– County Employment and Wages – Fourth Quarter 2016 – Bureau of Labor Statistics – June 07

– State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) – May 2017 – Bureau of Labor Statistics – June 16

– Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) – May 2017 – Bureau of Labor Statistics – June 28

– MuniNet Latest Job Listings – Latest State/Metro Employment Data

Where are they hiring?

Total Labor Force Changes, 5-yr % Change, Jan. 2012-Jan. 2017 – 11 Largest U.S. Metros

Job Openings by Region – January 2017

(in thousands, by month)

CLICK TO EXPAND – Data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *January numbers are preliminary estimates, to be revised in future reports

• Note that variance in openings by region are partially due to differences in population size of each region

Job Openings by Region – January 2017

(in thousands, by region)

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• The Northeast and Midwest are at higher levels in January 2017 than January 2016. The South and West are lower.
• Looking at five-month trends, only Midwest higher in January 2017 than September 2016, and also at five-month high