Post by Joe Cocker on Mar 29, 2011 9:31:24 GMT -5
California County News, 3/24/11
The Associated Press has once again released its monthly analysis of the most stressed counties in the country. So has there been improvement as of late? Overall, the nation's economic stress has reportedly decreased slightly due to fewer bankruptcies and reduced unemployment rates. And there were 34 states that experienced lower stress levels. That being said, the country still has a ways to go when it comes to economic recovery. Southeastern and Midwestern states showed the most improvement due to an increase in manufacturing. California counties still top the ranks for most economically stressed. The AP reports:
“Counties whose health improved most in the past 12 months tend to have heavy concentrations of workers in manufacturing, temporary, technical, professional and retail jobs. By contrast, counties with many people employed in construction, utilities and real estate suffered the sharpest increases in stress, according to the AP analysis. […] After Nevada, the next-most-stressed states in January were California (16.72), Florida (16.36), Arizona (15.27) and Michigan (14.86).”
The top 10 most economically stressed counties are as follows:
1.Imperial County, Calif., 29.32
2.Lyon County, Nev., 27.79
3.Merced County, Calif., 26.25
4. Yuba County, Calif., 25.71
5.San Benito County, Calif., 25.45
6.Yuma County, Ariz., 25.33
7.Nye County, Nev., 25.3
8.Sutter County, Calif., 25.23
9.San Joaquin County, Calif., 24.31
10.Lake County, Calif., 24.17
The least economically stressed counties are predominantly in Kansas, Nebraska, and the two Dakota states.
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The Associated Press has once again released its monthly analysis of the most stressed counties in the country. So has there been improvement as of late? Overall, the nation's economic stress has reportedly decreased slightly due to fewer bankruptcies and reduced unemployment rates. And there were 34 states that experienced lower stress levels. That being said, the country still has a ways to go when it comes to economic recovery. Southeastern and Midwestern states showed the most improvement due to an increase in manufacturing. California counties still top the ranks for most economically stressed. The AP reports:
“Counties whose health improved most in the past 12 months tend to have heavy concentrations of workers in manufacturing, temporary, technical, professional and retail jobs. By contrast, counties with many people employed in construction, utilities and real estate suffered the sharpest increases in stress, according to the AP analysis. […] After Nevada, the next-most-stressed states in January were California (16.72), Florida (16.36), Arizona (15.27) and Michigan (14.86).”
The top 10 most economically stressed counties are as follows:
1.Imperial County, Calif., 29.32
2.Lyon County, Nev., 27.79
3.Merced County, Calif., 26.25
4. Yuba County, Calif., 25.71
5.San Benito County, Calif., 25.45
6.Yuma County, Ariz., 25.33
7.Nye County, Nev., 25.3
8.Sutter County, Calif., 25.23
9.San Joaquin County, Calif., 24.31
10.Lake County, Calif., 24.17
The least economically stressed counties are predominantly in Kansas, Nebraska, and the two Dakota states.
www.capoliticalnews.com/blog_post/show/8111