Ultrasound (US) procedures are diagnostic, noninvasive, and relatively inexpensive. They take a short time to complete, do not use radiation, and cause no harm to the patient. High-frequency sound waves of various intensities are delivered by a transducer, a flashlight-shaped device, pressed against the skin.
According to the BLS current population survey (CPS), the unemployment rate for California rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2017 to 4.8%. The state unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the national rate for the month. The unemployment rate in California peaked in February 2010 at 12.2% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also see California unemployment compared to other states.
People are counted as unemployed if they are at least 16 years old, are without a job and available for work, and have recently made specific efforts to find employment. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the entire labor force. Idaho's monthly unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in August, 2016. This compares to 4.9 percent in the U.S. as a whole. Idaho's average annual unemployment rate in 2015 . . . was 4.1 percent compared to 5.3 for the U.S. was less than the previous year's rate of 4.8 percent. ranked 40th â from highest to lowest â out of the U.S.'s 50 states.