Lawrence, Kansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawrence fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Kansas rate. The unemployment rate in Lawrence peaked in November 2010 at 6.4% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lawrence unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Kansas	6.3%	-0.2	-0.5
Lawrence	5.7%	-0.2	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lawrence, Kansas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lawrence, Kansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lawrence peaked in December 2010 at 4,039. There are now 283 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,737 in July 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 19. Lawrence employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawrence, Kansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawrence	3,756	-84	-283

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawrence, Kansas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kansas Unemployment Rate	Lawrence Unemployment Rate	Lawrence Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.3%	5.7%	3,756
November 2011	8.7%	6.5%	5.9%	3,840
October 2011	8.9%	6.7%	6.0%	3,924
September 2011	9.0%	6.7%	6.0%	3,894
August 2011	9.1%	6.7%	6.0%	3,824
July 2011	9.1%	6.5%	5.9%	3,737
June 2011	9.1%	6.6%	5.9%	3,766
May 2011	9.0%	6.6%	5.9%	3,760
April 2011	9.0%	6.7%	6.1%	3,848
March 2011	8.9%	6.8%	6.2%	3,947
February 2011	9.0%	6.8%	6.3%	3,994
January 2011	9.1%	6.8%	6.4%	3,988