NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 10
NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7
LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.5%
HIGHEST – MISSISSIPPI – 7.9%
ALABAMA – 6.8% (6.8%)
ARKANSAS – 6.2% (6.4%)
CALIFORNIA – 7.4% (7.6%)
DELAWARE – 6.1% (5.9%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4% (7.5%)
FLORIDA – 6.2% (6.3%)
GEORGIA – 7.4% (7.2%)
ILLINOIS – 7.1% (7.5%)
KENTUCKY – 7.4% (7.7%)
LOUISIANA – 5.0% (4.9%)
MARYLAND – 5.8% (5.6%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 5.5% (5.6%)
MICHIGAN – 7.5% (7.5%)
MISSISSIPPI – 7.9% (7.7%)
MISSOURI – 6.5% (6.6%)
NEW YORK – 6.6% (6.7%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 6.4% (6.4%)
OHIO – 5.5% (5.5%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.6%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.6% (5.6%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.3% (5.3%)
TENNESSEE – 6.6% (6.4%)
TEXAS – 5.1% (5.1%)
VIRGINIA – 5.3% (5.1%)
Previous month in parentheses.
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