STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 5
LOWEST: ARKANSAS – 3.4%
HIGHEST: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.2%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 4.6% (4.9%)
ARKANSAS – 3.4% (3.4%)
CALIFORNIA – 4.7% (4.7%)
DELAWARE – 4.7% (4.7%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.2% (6.0%)
FLORIDA – 4.1% (4.3%)
GEORGIA – 4.8% (4.9%)
ILLINOIS – 4.7% (4.6%)
KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.0%)
LOUISIANA – 5.5% (5.7%)
MARYLAND – 4.1% (4.2%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.3% (4.2%)
MICHIGAN – 3.8% (4.2%)
MISSISSIPPI – 5.0% (4.9%)
MISSOURI – 3.8% (3.9%)
NEW YORK – 4.5% (4.4%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 4.2% (4.5%)
OHIO – 5.0% (4.9%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.3% (4.3%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.0% (5.0%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 4.0% (4.1%)
TENNESSEE – 3.6% (4.0%)
TEXAS – 4.6% (4.8%)
VIRGINIA – 3.7% (3.8%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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