Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – May 2014

LOWEST: oklahoma – 4.6%

HIGHEST – kentucky & mississippi – 7.7%

ALABAMA – 6.8%

ARKANSAS – 6.4%

CALIFORNIA – 7.6%

DELAWARE – 5.9%

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.5%

FLORIDA – 6.3%

GEORGIA – 7.2%

ILLINOIS – 7.5%

KENTUCKY – 7.7%

LOUISIANA – 4.9%

MARYLAND – 5.6%

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.6%

MICHIGAN – 7.5%

MISSISSIPPI – 7.7%

MISSOURI – 6.6%

NEW YORK – 6.7%

NORTH CAROLINA – 6.4%

OHIO – 5.5%

OKLAHOMA – 4.6%

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.6%

SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.3%

TENNESSEE – 6.4%

TEXAS – 5.1%

VIRGINIA – 5.1%