Regional Unemployment

From the BLS:

"In December, 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 4 states registered decreases, and 3 states had no change."

and there's the story below:

"Real average hourly earnings fell 1.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, from December 2008 to December 2009. A 0.3-percent decline in average weekly hours combined with the decrease in real average hourly earnings resulted in a 1.6-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings during this period."

Nothing new really, just a few more reasons to be weary of joblessness during the "recovery."