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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – April 2015

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STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 5

STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 10

STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 9

MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.1%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.5%

STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*

ALABAMA –  5.8% (5.7%)

ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.6%)

CALIFORNIA – 6.3% (6.5%)

DELAWARE – 4.5% (4.6%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.5% (7.7%)

FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.7%)

GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.3%)

ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.0%)

KENTUCKY – 5.0% (5.1%)

LOUISIANA – 6.6% (6.6%)

MARYLAND – 5.3% (5.4%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 4.7% (4.8%)

MICHIGAN – 5.4% (5.6%)

MISSISSIPPI – 6.6% (6.8%)

MISSOURI –  5.7% (5.6%)

NEW YORK – 5.7% (5.7%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.5% (5.4%)

OHIO – 5.2% (5.1%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.1% (3.9%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (5.3%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.7%)

TENNESSEE – 6.0% (6.3%)

TEXAS – 4.2% (4.2%)

VIRGINIA – 4.8% (4.8%)

*Previous month in parentheses.

Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – March 2015

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STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7

STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 13

STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 4

MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7%

STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*

ALABAMA –  5.7% (5.8%)

ARKANSAS – 5.6% (5.5%)

CALIFORNIA – 6.5% (6.7%)

DELAWARE – 4.6% (4.8%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.8%)

FLORIDA – 5.7% (5.6%)

GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.3%)

ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.0%)

KENTUCKY – 5.1% (5.2%)

LOUISIANA – 6.6% (6.7%)

MARYLAND – 5.4% (5.5%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 4.8% (4.9%)

MICHIGAN – 5.6% (5.9%)

MISSISSIPPI – 6.8% (7.0%)

MISSOURI –  5.6% (5.5%)

NEW YORK – 5.7% (5.8%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.3%)

OHIO – 5.1% (5.1%)

OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (3.9%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (5.2%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.6%)

TENNESSEE – 6.3% (6.6%)

TEXAS – 4.2% (4.3%)

VIRGINIA – 4.8% (4.7%)

*Previous month in parentheses.

Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – February 2015

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STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 2

STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15

STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 7

MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.6%

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.8%

STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*

ALABAMA –  5.8% (6.0%)

ARKANSAS – 5.5% (5.6%)

CALIFORNIA – 6.7% (6.9%)

DELAWARE – 4.8% (5.0%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.8% (7.7%)

FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.7%)

GEORGIA – 6.3% (6.4%)

ILLINOIS – 6.0% (6.1%)

KENTUCKY – 5.2% (5.5%)

LOUISIANA – 6.7% (7.0%)

MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.5%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 4.9% (5.1%)

MICHIGAN – 5.9% (6.3%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.0% (7.1%)

MISSOURI –  5.5% (5.5%)

NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.8%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.3% (5.4%)

OHIO – 5.1% (5.1%)

OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (3.9%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.2% (5.1%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.6%)

TENNESSEE – 6.6% (6.7%)

TEXAS – 4.3% (4.4%)

VIRGINIA – 4.7% (4.7%)

*Previous month in parentheses.

Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – January 2015

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STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 9

STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 12

STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3

MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 3.9%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7%

STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*

ALABAMA –  6.0% (5.7%)

ARKANSAS – 5.6% (5.7%)

CALIFORNIA – 6.9% (7.0%)

DELAWARE – 5.0% (5.4%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.3%)

FLORIDA – 5.7% (5.6%)

GEORGIA – 6.4% (6.9%)

ILLINOIS – 6.1% (6.2%)

KENTUCKY – 5.5% (5.7%)

LOUISIANA – 7.0% (6.7%)

MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.5%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.1% (5.5%)

MICHIGAN – 6.3% (6.3%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.1% (7.2%)

MISSOURI –  5.5% (5.4%)

NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.8%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.5%)

OHIO – 5.1% (4.8%)

OKLAHOMA – 3.9% (4.2%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.1% (4.8%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.5%)

TENNESSEE – 6.7% (6.5%)

TEXAS – 4.4% (4.6%)

VIRGINIA – 4.7% (4.8%)

*Previous month in parentheses.

Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – December 2014

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STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1

STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 23

STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 0

MEDIAN UNEMPLOYMENT (HBCU TERRITORIES) – 5.7%

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.2%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3%

STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*

ALABAMA –  5.7% (6.0%)

ARKANSAS – 5.7% (5.8%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.0% (7.2%)

DELAWARE – 5.4% (6.0%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.3% (7.4%)

FLORIDA – 5.6% (5.8%)

GEORGIA – 6.9% (7.2%)

ILLINOIS – 6.2% (6.4%)

KENTUCKY – 5.7% (6.2%)

LOUISIANA – 6.7% (6.5%)

MARYLAND – 5.5% (5.6%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.5% (5.8%)

MICHIGAN – 6.3% (6.7%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.2% (7.3%)

MISSOURI –  5.4% (5.6%)

NEW YORK – 5.8% (5.9%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.5% (5.8%)

OHIO – 4.8% (5.0%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.2% (4.4%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 4.8% (5.1%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.5% (6.7%)

TENNESSEE – 6.5% (6.8%)

TEXAS – 4.6% (4.9%)

VIRGINIA – 4.8% (5.0%)

*Previous month in parentheses.