STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 4
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 13
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%
LOWEST: TEXAS – 4.2%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.8%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.2% (6.1%)
ARKANSAS – 5.6% (5.7%)
CALIFORNIA – 6.2% (6.3%)
DELAWARE – 4.7% (4.7%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.8% (7.0%)
FLORIDA – 5.4% (5.5%)
GEORGIA – 6.0% (6.1%)
ILLINOIS – 5.8% (5.9%)
KENTUCKY – 5.2% (5.1%)
LOUISIANA – 6.2% (6.4%)
MARYLAND – 5.2% (5.2%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.7% (4.6%)
MICHIGAN – 5.3% (5.5%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.5% (6.6%)
MISSOURI – 5.8% (5.8%)
NEW YORK – 5.4% (5.5%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.9% (5.8%)
OHIO – 5.0% (5.2%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.5%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.4% (5.4%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.4% (6.6%)
TENNESSEE – 5.7% (5.7%)
TEXAS – 4.2% (4.2%)
VIRGINIA – 4.8% (4.9%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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