STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 17
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 4
LOWEST: VIRGINIA – 4.2%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.6%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.9% (6.0%)
ARKANSAS – 5.1% (5.2%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.8% (5.9%)
DELAWARE – 5.1% (4.9%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.6% (6.7%)
FLORIDA – 5.1% (5.2%)
GEORGIA – 5.7% (5.8%)
ILLINOIS – 5.4% (5.4%)
KENTUCKY – 4.9% (5.0%)
LOUISIANA – 6.2% (6.0%)
MARYLAND – 5.1% (5.1%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.6% (4.6%)
MICHIGAN – 5.0% (5.0%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.9% (6.1%)
MISSOURI – 5.0% (5.3%)
NEW YORK – 4.8% (5.1%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (5.8%)
OHIO – 4.4% (4.5%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.4%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.1% (5.3%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.6% (5.7%)
TENNESSEE – 5.6% (5.7%)
TEXAS – 4.4% (4.2%)
VIRGINIA – 4.2% (4.3%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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