STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 6
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 6
LOWEST: MASSACHUSETTS – 2.8%
HIGHEST – ALABAMA – 6.2%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.2% (5.9%)
ARKANSAS – 3.9% (4.0%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.2% (5.3%)
DELAWARE – 4.3% (4.3%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.8% (6.0%)
FLORIDA – 4.9% (4.9%)
GEORGIA – 5.4% (5.3%)
ILLINOIS – 5.7% (5.6%)
KENTUCKY – 4.8% (4.8%)
LOUISIANA – 6.1% (6.2%)
MARYLAND – 4.2% (4.2%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 2.8% (2.9%)
MICHIGAN – 5.0% (4.9%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.6% (5.7%)
MISSOURI – 4.4% (4.7%)
NEW YORK – 4.9% (5.1%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.1% (5.0%)
OHIO – 4.9% (4.9%)
OKLAHOMA – 5.0% (5.1%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.6% (5.7%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 4.3% (4.4%)
TENNESSEE – 4.9% (4.8%)
TEXAS – 4.6% (4.6%)
VIRGINIA – 4.1% (4.2%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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