Where Unemployment Has Been Growing The Fastest (PHOTOS)

Despite this morning's rather optimistic numbers, which showed the U.S. economy created 151,000 jobs in October, the most in five months, some areas of the country are still being hammered by the jobs crisis.

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics's recently released data, employment declined in 296 out of 326 of the largest counties in America between March 2009 and March 2010. The national county job loss averaged 2.1 percent, while the weekly wage increased in the same year by 0.8 percent to $889 in the first quarter of 2010.

Of the 326 large counties surveyed, there was a net job decline of 2,075,200 in that same period.

Below, we've compiled the U.S. counties in which employment fell the fastest over this period -- the most recent data available by county. Which areas will rebound from their precipitous declines?

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#10 Tulsa County, Okla

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Tulsa County had a 4.6 percent decrease in employment between March 2009- March 2010 and has an average weekly wage of $788. (Tulsa, Owasso, Broken Arrow)

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Tulsa County had a 4.6 percent decrease in employment between March 2009- March 2010 and has an average weekly wage of $788.
(Tulsa, Owasso, Broken Arrow)

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[Roadrun]

09:47 AM on 11/19/2010

At the rate the Mexicanization of America is going the border guards will soon be stopping the Mexicans from trying to get back into Mexico, where the wages are better and the worker treatment is better. Boy, talk about short term gain at the expense of long term loss!

[BookmanIIII]

09:23 AM on 11/10/2010

If you have any illusions that the "new" Republican politicians are interested in extending benefits or helping the very poor and the very unemployed then your illusions are slowly becoming delusions. The Republicans have never helped a poor person in the twentieth century or beyond. They have stuck with the same tired economic policies of twenty years ago....help the very wealthy and the wealthy will help the poor. Keep that idea in your mind and continue the rest of your life in poverty.

[muck-raker]

11:47 AM on 11/10/2010

Bookmanllll excellent post(s) F&F......It is time for REAL Americans to throw out the corrupt legislators that only take their marching orders from the Rich Elitist Corporations....Americans WANT THEIR VOICE BACK

[muck-raker]

08:07 AM on 11/08/2010

But, but THEY are HIRING in Indonesia....Wake up Americans this is what the Corporatist have in Store for YOU, this short video will be a shocker to most.....just do it

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7932485454526581006#

[monthofmay]

03:14 PM on 11/08/2010

Am reading these. Thanks. I like this Brit's personal approach... he seems to be for simple human decency and justice. Look forward to reading more. All the best.

[BookmanIIII]

09:26 AM on 11/10/2010

Twenty-five cents an hour and all the Nike rubber you can eat.

[AZreb]

08:28 AM on 11/06/2010

I receive the email newspaper from a county in southwestern UT where I lived for 18 years. Ads for employment are running between 10-13 per day. The area where I now live in northwest AZ has between 50-56 employment ads per day.

Just seeing the difference in the various positions advertised and the difference in numbers makes me glad I moved two years ago. Looking at the smaller areas gives a good picture of the unemployment picture for a lot of people.

With unemployment benefits set to expire, there will be more desperation in December, 2010.

[REDSTATEREFUGEE]

10:03 PM on 11/06/2010

I will bet that there won't be many Tea Baggers affected by the cessation of benefits at the end of the year. In January, they will still be spewing party doctrine about "limited government," "balancing the budget," and other such nonsense in the midst of the Great Recession, which would have become the Great Depression II, if Obama had not pumped money into our economy....God Bless the Unemployed.....they are truly suffering....

[BookmanIIII]

09:17 AM on 11/10/2010

It's my understanding that most tea baggers are financially stable or retired so of course they're interest in the poor, the downtroddened, and the unemployed, is minimal if any at all. We are a nation of the very, very rich, the retired or financially sound, and the poor. Middle class is nearly vanished.

[Forever True]

04:38 AM on 11/06/2010

So heartbreaking! Now that the elections are over, I hope that both parties focus on restoring jobs in America as there can be no such thing as a "Jobless Recovery". Unfortunately, I already know the republicans will only be an obstructive force and do nothing to aid the economic recovery of this nation.

[dahpunkster]

12:11 AM on 11/11/2010

I think it is repulsive the republicans just want to exact revenge on the president and don't care if half the country starves to death and is homeless.

[Plan B Economics]

12:34 AM on 11/06/2010

Really sad situation. This chart says it all:
http://www.planbeconomics.com/2010/11/05/chart-14-of-americans-rely-on-foodstamps/

14% of the American population is on foodstamps!

[ResearchtheFacts]

02:28 AM on 11/06/2010

Wow, really sad.

[REDSTATEREFUGEE]

10:06 PM on 11/06/2010

Almost 20% of all adults in Stanislaus Country of Central California are without jobs. If you add in another 5% of the population who are not registered as unemployed, but who have become discouraged workers or have taken McJobs or part time work, then 1 out of every 4 adults in the country are unemployed. I am sure that the Repugs in the House will move immediately in January 2011 to alleviate the suffering......not.......

[whyus]

11:54 PM on 11/05/2010

Wonder why the new employment numbers showing an increase didn't come out before the election.

[moose and squirrel]

02:36 AM on 11/07/2010

they come out the first friday of the month. its just they way it is,.

[butterfly218]

09:27 PM on 11/05/2010

Boy , those R's work quick . New jobs , new clothes , new car and my dog came home .

[weekendpartier]

11:42 PM on 11/05/2010

Ha!

[moose and squirrel]

02:37 AM on 11/07/2010

like playing a country song backwards!

[gussom]

04:18 PM on 11/05/2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/05/us-politics-us-midterm-elections-2010?showallcomments=true#end-of-comments

Brilliant analysis of the USA now. It puts into perspective the whole GOP class.

[LiberalOutlaw]

03:54 PM on 11/05/2010

I honestly don't know how Detroit Mi could not be on this list.

Michigan is probably the worst state to be in right now, with the exception of Louisiana and Mississippi.

It's really hard to move out of poverty stricken places mostly because, you lose your support system, especially if your family and friends are all in said poverty stricken place.
And there is no guarantee you'll find a job right away when you get out.

If you can't find a job, you are both homeless and friendless for the time being. There are homeless shelters and charities, but those only do so much and there is usually a time limit as to how long you can stay there, and of course, they fill up really fast.

Unless you are really great at networking and confident in your skills and training, moving to a new area is a daunting task, regardless of how bad things are where you currently live.

[FreedomCorpse]

05:07 PM on 11/05/2010

funny how 'friends' disappear when a person loses their job and suffers.

[ZiloRS]

05:43 PM on 11/05/2010

Misery does *not* like company.

[Mizka]

03:31 PM on 11/05/2010

Lots of Florida and yet the vote BAG

[jdmn17]

03:09 PM on 11/07/2010

Fl is a land of haves, wannabees, rednecks and have nots. The first votes R to preserve their wealth, the second votes R because they are convinced they are going to become wealthy and want the tax breaks and other perks when they get there, the third votes R because they do everything FN tells them. The last votes D but most of their votes are invalidated by R leaning voting judges

[dahpunkster]

12:13 AM on 11/11/2010

sadly, same thing here in ohio can't believe my home state isn't on here.

[King Keith]

03:11 PM on 11/05/2010

What's amazing about #2 is that Koch Industries is based in Wichita, KS? They have millions to spend on tea party candidates but none to keep employees...and this city still voted Republican.

[DASChicago]

03:52 AM on 11/06/2010

Amazing!

[jdmn17]

03:10 PM on 11/07/2010

Yeah, they keep thinking and hoping they'll get their jobs back

[butternut1]

03:09 PM on 11/05/2010

I knew that if the conservative wing of the Republican party took over the House that job recovery would come quickly but over 150,000 jobs in less than three days is nothing short of miraculous. The jobless losers in these communities must believe in the wrong god.

[Chi--townfool]

02:28 PM on 11/05/2010

Good people shouldn't have been living in most of these places anyway, destroyed some of the most productive farm land in the world

[lovbug]

02:09 PM on 11/05/2010

Where are all the Mayors and Governors in these places. Why are they not being blamed. Oh no, why do that when we can blame Obama and the Dems.

[LiberalOutlaw]

03:44 PM on 11/05/2010

I agree: politicians at the local levels have more impact on us than politicians at federal levels.