STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 23
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 0
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.2%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.7% (6.0%)
ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.8%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.0% (7.2%)
DELAWARE – 5.4% (6.0%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3% (7.4%)
FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.8%)
GEORGIA – 6.9% (7.2%)
ILLINOIS – 6.2% (6.4%)
KENTUCKY – 5.7% (6.2%)
LOUISIANA – 6.7% (6.5%)
MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.6%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.5% (5.8%)
MICHIGAN – 6.3% (6.7%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.2% (7.3%)
MISSOURI – 5.4% (5.6%)
NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.9%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.5% (5.8%)
OHIO – 4.8% (5.0%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.2% (4.4%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 4.8% (5.1%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.5% (6.7%)
TENNESSEE – 6.5% (6.8%)
TEXAS – 4.6% (4.9%)
VIRGINIA – 4.8% (5.0%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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