STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 10
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.1%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.5%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.8% (5.7%)
ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.6%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.3% (6.5%)
DELAWARE – 4.5% (4.6%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.5% (7.7%)
FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.7%)
GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.3%)
ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.0%)
KENTUCKY – 5.0% (5.1%)
LOUISIANA – 6.6% (6.6%)
MARYLAND – 5.3% (5.4%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.7% (4.8%)
MICHIGAN – 5.4% (5.6%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.6% (6.8%)
MISSOURI – 5.7% (5.6%)
NEW YORK – 5.7% (5.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.5% (5.4%)
OHIO – 5.2% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.1% (3.9%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (5.3%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.7%)
TENNESSEE – 6.0% (6.3%)
TEXAS – 4.2% (4.2%)
VIRGINIA – 4.8% (4.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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