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| UNEMPLOYMENT RATES | Mar 2009 | Mar 2008 | Change | | City of Tyler | 6.3% | 4.3% | 2.0%  | | Tyler MSA/Smith County | 6.7% | 4.5% | 2.1% | | State of Texas | 6.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% | | United States | 9.0% | 5.2% | 3.8% |
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| TOTAL WORKFORCE | Mar 2009 | Mar 2008 | Change | | City of Tyler | 49,008 | 47,363 | 3.5% | | Tyler MSA/Smith County | 100,868 | 97,357 | 3.6% | | State of Texas | 11,820,143 | 11,577,838 | 2.1% | | United States (thousands) | 153,728 | 153,135 | 0.4% |
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| COST OF LIVING CATEGORY | 1Q 2009 | 1Q 2008 | Change | | Grocery Items | 89.9% | 91.6% | -1.9%  | | Housing | 84.5% | 84.2% | 0.4% | | Utilities | 110.5% | 104.9% | 5.3% | | Transportation | 100.3% | 97.5% | 2.9% | | Health Care | 91.7% | 95.9% | -4.4% | | Misc. Goods | 97.1% | 97.9% | -0.8% | | Composite Index | 94.0% | 93.6% | 0.4% |
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