NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 22
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 1
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.4%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4%
ALABAMA – 6.0% (6.3%)
ARKANSAS – 5.8% (6.0%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.2% (7.3%)
DELAWARE – 6.0% (6.4%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4% (7.6%)
FLORIDA – 5.8% (6.0%)
GEORGIA – 7.2% (7.7%)
ILLINOIS – 6.4% (6.6%)
KENTUCKY – 6.0% (6.2%)
LOUISIANA – 6.5% (6.2%)
MARYLAND – 5.6% (6.0%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.8% (6.0%)
MICHIGAN – 6.7% (7.1%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.3% (7.6%)
MISSOURI – 5.6% (5.9%)
NEW YORK – 5.9% (6.0%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.8% (6.3%)
OHIO – 5.0% (5.3%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.4% (4.5%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.1% (5.4%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.7%)
TENNESSEE – 6.8% (7.1%)
TEXAS – 4.9% (5.1%)
VIRGINIA – 5.0% (5.3%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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