STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 16
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3
LOWEST: ARKANSAS – 3.4%
HIGHEST: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.0%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 4.9% (5.4%)
ARKANSAS – 3.4% (3.5%)
CALIFORNIA – 4.7% (4.8%)
DELAWARE – 4.7% (4.6%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.0% (5.9%)
FLORIDA – 4.3% (4.5%)
GEORGIA – 4.9% (5.0%)
ILLINOIS – 4.6% (4.7%)
KENTUCKY – 5.0% (5.1%)
LOUISIANA – 5.7% (5.8%)
MARYLAND – 4.2% (4.3%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.2% (3.9%)
MICHIGAN – 4.2% (4.7%)
MISSISSIPPI – 4.9% (5.0%)
MISSOURI – 3.9% (3.9%)
NEW YORK – 4.4% (4.3%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.5% (4.7%)
OHIO – 4.9% (5.0%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.3%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.0% (4.9%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 4.1% (4.3%)
TENNESSEE – 4.0% (4.7%)
TEXAS – 4.8% (5.0%)
VIRGINIA – 3.8% (3.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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