STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
LOWEST: VIRGINIA – 3.7%
HIGHEST – ILLINOIS & LOUISIANA – 6.2%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.0% (6.1%)
ARKANSAS – 3.8% (3.8%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.4% (5.2%)
DELAWARE – 4.2% (4.1%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.0% (6.1%)
FLORIDA – 4.7% (4.7%)
GEORGIA – 5.1% (5.3%)
ILLINOIS – 6.2% (6.4%)
KENTUCKY – 5.0% (5.1%)
LOUISIANA – 6.2% (6.3%)
MARYLAND – 4.3% (4.5%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.2% (4.2%)
MICHIGAN – 4.6% (4.7%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.9% (5.8%)
MISSOURI – 4.5% (4.3%)
NEW YORK – 4.7% (4.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.9% (5.1%)
OHIO – 5.0% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.8% (4.7%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.6% (5.5%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.6%)
TENNESSEE – 4.1% (4.1%)
TEXAS – 4.5% (4.4%)
VIRGINIA – 3.7% (3.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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