November 2009 unemployment

Ward 1's November unemployment rate, 10.2%, represents a miniscule, scientifically insignificant decrease from the October 2009 rate of 10.4%.   The Ward 1 rate was just under the citywide rate of 11.8% for the same period.   The change in Ward 1's unemployment between November 2008 and November 2009 is +42%, midway between the Ward 8 low of +33% and the Ward 3 high of +45%.