STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 10
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
LOWEST: VIRGINIA – 3.7%
HIGHEST – LOUISIANA – 6.3%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.7% (6.0%)
ARKANSAS – 3.9% (3.8%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.5% (5.4%)
DELAWARE – 4.3% (4.2%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.9% (6.0%)
FLORIDA – 4.7% (4.7%)
GEORGIA – 5.0% (5.1%)
ILLINOIS – 5.8% (6.2%)
KENTUCKY – 4.9% (5.0%)
LOUISIANA – 6.3% (6.2%)
MARYLAND – 4.3% (4.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.1% (4.2%)
MICHIGAN – 4.5% (4.6%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.0% (5.9%)
MISSOURI – 4.7% (4.5%)
NEW YORK – 4.7% (4.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.7% (4.9%)
OHIO – 4.8% (5.0%)
OKLAHOMA – 5.0% (4.8%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.6% (5.6%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.2% (5.4%)
TENNESSEE – 4.3% (4.1%)
TEXAS – 4.6% (4.5%)
VIRGINIA – 3.7% (3.7%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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