STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 13
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 4
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.7% (5.8%)
ARKANSAS – 5.6% (5.5%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.5% (6.7%)
DELAWARE – 4.6% (4.8%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.8%)
FLORIDA – 5.7% (5.6%)
GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.3%)
ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.0%)
KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.2%)
LOUISIANA – 6.6% (6.7%)
MARYLAND – 5.4% (5.5%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.8% (4.9%)
MICHIGAN – 5.6% (5.9%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.8% (7.0%)
MISSOURI – 5.6% (5.5%)
NEW YORK – 5.7% (5.8%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.3%)
OHIO – 5.1% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (3.9%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (5.2%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.6%)
TENNESSEE – 6.3% (6.6%)
TEXAS – 4.2% (4.3%)
VIRGINIA – 4.8% (4.7%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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