STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 2
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.8%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.8% (6.0%)
ARKANSAS – 5.5% (5.6%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.7% (6.9%)
DELAWARE – 4.8% (5.0%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.8% (7.7%)
FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.7%)
GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.4%)
ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.1%)
KENTUCKY – 5.2% (5.5%)
LOUISIANA – 6.7% (7.0%)
MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.5%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.9% (5.1%)
MICHIGAN – 5.9% (6.3%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.0% (7.1%)
MISSOURI – 5.5% (5.5%)
NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.8%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.3% (5.4%)
OHIO – 5.1% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (3.9%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.2% (5.1%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.6%)
TENNESSEE – 6.6% (6.7%)
TEXAS – 4.3% (4.4%)
VIRGINIA – 4.7% (4.7%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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