NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 8
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.6%
HIGHEST – MISSISSIPPI – 8.0%
ALABAMA – 7.0% (6.8%)
ARKANSAS – 6.2% (6.2%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.4% (7.4%)
DELAWARE – 6.2% (6.1%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4% (7.4%)
FLORIDA – 6.2% (6.2%)
GEORGIA – 7.8% (7.4%)
ILLINOIS – 6.8% (7.1%)
KENTUCKY – 7.4% (7.4%)
LOUISIANA – 5.4% (5.0%)
MARYLAND – 6.1% (5.8%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.6% (5.5%)
MICHIGAN – 7.7% (7.5%)
MISSISSIPPI – 8.0% (7.9%)
MISSOURI – 6.5% (6.5%)
NEW YORK – 6.6% (6.6%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 6.5% (6.4%)
OHIO – 5.7% (5.5%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.6% (4.5%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.7% (5.6%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (5.3%)
TENNESSEE – 7.1% (6.6%)
TEXAS – 5.1% (5.1%)
VIRGINIA – 5.4% (5.3%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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