REGION 9 - SECOND QUARTER REGION 9 - 4TH QUARTER REGION 9 - SECOND QUARTER REGION 9 - 3RD QUARTER2ND QUARTER 2006 REGION 9 - SECOND QUARTER
Overview of the national, state, and local macroeconomies. Discussion of economic conditions
Topics of special interest in Southwest Colorado
Regional Comparisons La Plata County Indicators

3rd Quarter 2007
Regional Comparisons

National, State, and Local Unemployment Comparisons


Area

2006 Annual Average

November 2007
Unemployment rate (preliminary)

United States

4.6%

4.7%

Colorado

4.3%

3.9%

La Plata County

3.4%

2.9%

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor Market Information

CHART 1 – La Plata County Unemployment Rates: 2006/2007 Comparison

 

 

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