STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%
LOWEST: TEXAS – 4.2%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.0%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.1% (6.1%)
ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.7%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.3% (6.4%)
DELAWARE – 4.7% (4.6%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.0% (7.3%)
FLORIDA – 5.5% (5.7%)
GEORGIA – 6.1% (6.3%)
ILLINOIS – 5.9% (6.0%)
KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.1%)
LOUISIANA – 6.4% (6.6%)
MARYLAND – 5.2% (5.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.6% (4.6%)
MICHIGAN – 5.5% (5.5%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.6% (6.7%)
MISSOURI – 5.8% (5.8%)
NEW YORK – 5.5% (5.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.8% (5.7%)
OHIO – 5.2% (5.2%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.3%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.4% (5.4%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.8%)
TENNESSEE – 5.7% (5.8%)
TEXAS – 4.2% (4.3%)
VIRGINIA – 4.9% (4.9%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
HBCU Money 