Politics & Government
Falls Church City's Unemployment Rate Down From August
The local unemployment rate dropped .3 percentage points in September
Falls Church City's unemployment rate in September was significantly lower than the national average, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this week.
In September, preliminary information suggests the city's unemployment rate was 8.2 percent - almost a whole percentage point lower than the national average of 9.1 percent.
Locally, these newest numbers could indicate good news. Fall Church City's unemployment rate dropped .3 percentage points in September. The August unemployment rate was 8.5 percent - the highest on record in the past decade. The local unemployment rate in May and June was 7.7 percent. In July, the rate jumped to 7.9 percent.
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The following table, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tracks Falls Church City's unemployment rate from January 2001 to the present.
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2001 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 2002 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.1 2003 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.6 2004 3.2 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 2005 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.8 2006 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 2007 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 2008 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.6 2009 6.6 7.1 7.5 6.6 7.0 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 2010 7.3 7.2 7.3 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.0 5.6 6.2 5.7 2011 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.1 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.5 8.2These numbers are not seasonally adjusted. For more information, visit www.data.bls.gov.
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