STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 19
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 4
LOWEST: TEXAS – 4.1%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.8%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.0% (6.2%)
ARKANSAS – 5.2% (5.4%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.9% (6.1%)
DELAWARE – 4.9% (4.9%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.7% (6.8%)
FLORIDA – 5.2% (5.3%)
GEORGIA – 5.8% (5.9%)
ILLINOIS – 5.4% (5.6%)
KENTUCKY – 5.0% (5.2%)
LOUISIANA – 6.0% (6.0%)
MARYLAND – 5.1% (5.1%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.6% (4.7%)
MICHIGAN – 5.0% (5.1%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.1% (6.3%)
MISSOURI – 5.3% (5.6%)
NEW YORK – 5.1% (5.2%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.8% (5.9%)
OHIO – 4.5% (4.7%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.4% (4.6%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (5.4%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (6.0%)
TENNESSEE – 5.7% (5.7%)
TEXAS – 4.2% (4.1%)
VIRGINIA – 4.3% (4.5%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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