STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 16
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
LOWEST: ARKANSAS & MASSACHUSETTS – 3.6%
HIGHEST: ALABAMA & DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.8%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.8% (6.2%)
ARKANSAS – 3.6% (3.7%)
CALIFORNIA – 4.9% (5.0%)
DELAWARE – 4.5% (4.5%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.8% (5.7%)
FLORIDA – 4.8% (5.0%)
GEORGIA – 5.1% (5.3%)
ILLINOIS – 4.9% (5.4%)
KENTUCKY – 5.0% (4.9%)
LOUISIANA – 5.7% (5.8%)
MARYLAND – 4.3% (4.2%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 3.6% (3.4%)
MICHIGAN – 5.1% (5.3%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.0% (5.2%)
MISSOURI – 3.9% (4.1%)
NEW YORK – 4.3% (4.4%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.9% (5.1%)
OHIO – 5.1% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.6%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 4.8% (5.0%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 4.4% (4.4%)
TENNESSEE – 5.1% (5.3%)
TEXAS – 5.0% (4.9%)
VIRGINIA – 3.8% (3.9%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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