STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 14
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA & TEXAS – 4.3%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.1% (5.8%)
ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.7%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.4% (6.3%)
DELAWARE – 4.6% (4.5%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3% (7.5%)
FLORIDA – 5.7% (5.6%)
GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.3%)
ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.0%)
KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.0%)
LOUISIANA – 6.6% (6.6%)
MARYLAND – 5.3% (5.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.6% (4.7%)
MICHIGAN – 5.5% (5.4%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.7% (6.6%)
MISSOURI – 5.8% (5.7%)
NEW YORK – 5.7% (5.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (5.5%)
OHIO – 5.2% (5.2%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.1%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.4% (5.3%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.8% (6.7%)
TENNESSEE – 5.8% (6.0%)
TEXAS – 4.3% (4.2%)
VIRGINIA – 4.9% (4.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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