Jobless Rate In Detroit at 17 Percent
According to reports the jobless rate in metropolitan Detroit is at 17 percent which is 2 points higher than what the government reported. The rate rose to 17.1 percent last month and in May was a reported 14.9 percent. The area of Detroit-Livoinia metropolitan is stated to be the highest of 49 urban centers with 1 million inhabitants according to the Labor Department reports.
These figures are seen in other urban areas with Kokomo Indiana reporting a 22.8 percent jump in jobless rates over that of the same time in 2008. The unemployment rate now stands at 19.2 percent which is one fifth of the workforce that is employed in the auto sector. Eklkhart Indiana is also reporting that their unemployment rate has reached double digits. Some people there could use some debt help, debt consolidation or maybe some kind of non profit credit counseling I suppose what some of them really need though besides the debt help is actually free credit counseling.
Riverside, San Bernardino metro areas have the second highest rate of unemployment compared with other metro areas with an unemployment rate of 13.1 percent. Charlolette, Gastonia and Concord metro area in North Carolina showed an unemployment rate of 12.4 percent.