STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 6
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 11
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
LOWEST: ARKANSAS – 3.5%
HIGHEST: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.9%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 5.4% (5.8%)
ARKANSAS – 3.5% (3.6%)
CALIFORNIA – 4.8% (4.9%)
DELAWARE – 4.6% (4.5%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 5.9% (5.8%)
FLORIDA – 4.5% (4.8%)
GEORGIA – 5.0% (5.1%)
ILLINOIS – 4.7% (4.9%)
KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.0%)
LOUISIANA – 5.8% (5.7%)
MARYLAND – 4.3% (4.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 3.9% (3.6%)
MICHIGAN – 4.7% (5.1%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.0% (5.0%)
MISSOURI – 3.9% (3.9%)
NEW YORK – 4.3% (4.3%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.7% (4.9%)
OHIO – 5.0% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.3%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 4.9% (4.8%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 4.3% (4.4%)
TENNESSEE – 4.7% (5.1%)
TEXAS – 5.0% (5.0%)
VIRGINIA – 3.8% (3.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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