STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.0% (5.7%)
ARKANSAS – 5.6% (5.7%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.9% (7.0%)
DELAWARE – 5.0% (5.4%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.3%)
FLORIDA – 5.7% (5.6%)
GEORGIA – 6.4% (6.9%)
ILLINOIS – 6.1% (6.2%)
KENTUCKY – 5.5% (5.7%)
LOUISIANA – 7.0% (6.7%)
MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.5%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.1% (5.5%)
MICHIGAN – 6.3% (6.3%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.1% (7.2%)
MISSOURI – 5.5% (5.4%)
NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.8%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.5%)
OHIO – 5.1% (4.8%)
OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (4.2%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.1% (4.8%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.5%)
TENNESSEE – 6.7% (6.5%)
TEXAS – 4.4% (4.6%)
VIRGINIA – 4.7% (4.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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