NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 4
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 17
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.7%
HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 7.9%
ALABAMA – 6.6% (6.9%)
ARKANSAS – 6.2% (6.3%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.3% (7.4%)
DELAWARE – 6.5% (6.5%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.6%)
FLORIDA – 6.1% (6.3%)
GEORGIA – 7.9% (8.1%)
ILLINOIS – 6.6% (6.7%)
KENTUCKY – 6.7% (7.1%)
LOUISIANA – 6.0% (5.8%)
MARYLAND – 6.3% (6.4%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 6.0% (5.8%)
MICHIGAN – 7.2% (7.4%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.7% (7.9%)
MISSOURI – 6.3% (6.3%)
NEW YORK – 6.2% (6.4%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.8%)
OHIO – 5.6% (5.7%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.7% (4.7%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.7% (5.8%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.4%)
TENNESSEE – 7.3% (7.4%)
TEXAS – 5.2% (5.3%)
VIRGINIA – 5.5% (5.6%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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