NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 2
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 19
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.5%
HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 7.7%
ALABAMA – 6.3% (6.6%)
ARKANSAS – 6.0% (6.2%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.3% (7.3%)
DELAWARE – 6.4% (6.5%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.6% (7.7%)
FLORIDA – 6.0% (6.1%)
GEORGIA – 7.7% (7.9%)
ILLINOIS – 6.6% (6.6%)
KENTUCKY – 6.2% (6.7%)
LOUISIANA – 6.2% (6.0%)
MARYLAND – 6.0% (6.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 6.0% (6.0%)
MICHIGAN – 7.1% (7.2%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.6% (7.7%)
MISSOURI – 5.9% (6.3%)
NEW YORK – 6.0% (6.2%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 6.3% (6.7%)
OHIO – 5.3% (5.6%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.7%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.4% (5.7%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.6%)
TENNESSEE – 7.1% (7.3%)
TEXAS – 5.1% (5.2%)
VIRGINIA – 5.3% (5.5%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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