STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 8
LOWEST: ARKANSAS & VIRGINIA – 4.0%
HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA & ILLINOIS – 6.5%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.2% (6.2%)
ARKANSAS – 4.0% (4.2%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.4% (5.5%)
DELAWARE – 4.4% (4.6%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.5% (6.5%)
FLORIDA – 4.9% (4.9%)
GEORGIA – 5.5% (5.4%)
ILLINOIS – 6.5% (6.4%)
KENTUCKY – 5.6% (5.8%)
LOUISIANA – 6.1% (5.9%)
MARYLAND – 4.7% (4.7%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.4% (4.5%)
MICHIGAN – 4.8% (4.8%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.3% (6.5%)
MISSOURI – 4.2% (4.2%)
NEW YORK – 4.8% (4.8%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.5% (5.5%)
OHIO – 5.1% (4.9%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.4% (4.2%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 4.9% (4.6%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (5.5%)
TENNESSEE – 4.5% (4.9%)
TEXAS – 4.3% (4.4%)
VIRGINIA – 4.0% (4.1%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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