NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 2
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.7%
HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 8.1%
ALABAMA – 6.9% (7.0%)
ARKANSAS – 6.3% (6.2%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.4% (7.4%)
DELAWARE – 6.5% (6.2%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.6% (7.4%)
FLORIDA – 6.3% (6.2%)
GEORGIA – 8.1% (7.8%)
ILLINOIS – 6.7% (6.8%)
KENTUCKY – 7.1% (7.4%)
LOUISIANA – 5.8% (5.4%)
MARYLAND – 6.4% (6.1%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.8% (5.6%)
MICHIGAN – 7.4% (7.7%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.9% (8.0%)
MISSOURI – 6.3% (6.5%)
NEW YORK – 6.4% (6.6%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 6.8% (6.5%)
OHIO – 5.7% (5.7%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.7% (4.6%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.8% (5.7%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.4% (5.7%)
TENNESSEE – 7.4% (7.1%)
TEXAS – 5.3% (5.1%)
VIRGINIA – 5.6% (5.4%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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