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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – November 2014

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NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1

NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 22

NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 1

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.4%

HIGHEST – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4%

ALABAMA –  6.0% (6.3%)

ARKANSAS – 5.8% (6.0%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.2% (7.3%)

DELAWARE – 6.0% (6.4%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4% (7.6%)

FLORIDA – 5.8% (6.0%)

GEORGIA – 7.2% (7.7%)

ILLINOIS – 6.4% (6.6%)

KENTUCKY – 6.0% (6.2%)

LOUISIANA – 6.5% (6.2%)

MARYLAND – 5.6% (6.0%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.8% (6.0%)

MICHIGAN – 6.7% (7.1%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.3% (7.6%)

MISSOURI –  5.6% (5.9%)

NEW YORK – 5.9% (6.0%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 5.8% (6.3%)

OHIO – 5.0% (5.3%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.4% (4.5%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.1% (5.4%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.7%)

TENNESSEE – 6.8% (7.1%)

TEXAS – 4.9% (5.1%)

VIRGINIA – 5.0% (5.3%)

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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – October 2014

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NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 2

NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 19

NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.5%

HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 7.7%

ALABAMA –  6.3% (6.6%)

ARKANSAS – 6.0% (6.2%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.3% (7.3%)

DELAWARE – 6.4% (6.5%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.6% (7.7%)

FLORIDA – 6.0% (6.1%)

GEORGIA – 7.7% (7.9%)

ILLINOIS – 6.6% (6.6%)

KENTUCKY – 6.2% (6.7%)

LOUISIANA – 6.2% (6.0%)

MARYLAND – 6.0% (6.3%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 6.0% (6.0%)

MICHIGAN – 7.1% (7.2%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.6% (7.7%)

MISSOURI –  5.9% (6.3%)

NEW YORK – 6.0% (6.2%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 6.3% (6.7%)

OHIO – 5.3% (5.6%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.7%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.4% (5.7%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.6%)

TENNESSEE – 7.1% (7.3%)

TEXAS – 5.1% (5.2%)

VIRGINIA – 5.3% (5.5%)

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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – September 2014

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NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 4

NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 17

NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 3

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.7%

HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 7.9%

ALABAMA –  6.6% (6.9%)

ARKANSAS – 6.2% (6.3%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.3% (7.4%)

DELAWARE – 6.5% (6.5%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.7% (7.6%)

FLORIDA – 6.1% (6.3%)

GEORGIA – 7.9% (8.1%)

ILLINOIS – 6.6% (6.7%)

KENTUCKY – 6.7% (7.1%)

LOUISIANA – 6.0% (5.8%)

MARYLAND – 6.3% (6.4%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 6.0% (5.8%)

MICHIGAN – 7.2% (7.4%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.7% (7.9%)

MISSOURI –  6.3% (6.3%)

NEW YORK – 6.2% (6.4%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 6.7% (6.8%)

OHIO – 5.6% (5.7%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.7% (4.7%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.7% (5.8%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.6% (6.4%)

TENNESSEE – 7.3% (7.4%)

TEXAS – 5.2% (5.3%)

VIRGINIA – 5.5% (5.6%)

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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – August 2014

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NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15

NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 7

NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 2

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.7%

HIGHEST – GEORGIA – 8.1%

ALABAMA –  6.9% (7.0%)

ARKANSAS – 6.3% (6.2%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.4% (7.4%)

DELAWARE – 6.5% (6.2%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.6% (7.4%)

FLORIDA – 6.3% (6.2%)

GEORGIA – 8.1% (7.8%)

ILLINOIS – 6.7% (6.8%)

KENTUCKY – 7.1% (7.4%)

LOUISIANA – 5.8% (5.4%)

MARYLAND – 6.4% (6.1%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.8% (5.6%)

MICHIGAN – 7.4% (7.7%)

MISSISSIPPI – 7.9% (8.0%)

MISSOURI –  6.3% (6.5%)

NEW YORK – 6.4% (6.6%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 6.8% (6.5%)

OHIO – 5.7% (5.7%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.7% (4.6%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.8% (5.7%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 6.4% (5.7%)

TENNESSEE – 7.4% (7.1%)

TEXAS – 5.3% (5.1%)

VIRGINIA – 5.6% (5.4%)

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Unemployment Rate By HBCU State – July 2014

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NUMBER OF STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 15

NUMBER OF STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 1

NUMBER OF STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 8

LOWEST: OKLAHOMA – 4.6%

HIGHEST – MISSISSIPPI – 8.0%

ALABAMA –  7.0% (6.8%)

ARKANSAS – 6.2% (6.2%)

CALIFORNIA – 7.4% (7.4%)

DELAWARE – 6.2% (6.1%)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 7.4% (7.4%)

FLORIDA – 6.2% (6.2%)

GEORGIA – 7.8% (7.4%)

ILLINOIS – 6.8% (7.1%)

KENTUCKY – 7.4% (7.4%)

LOUISIANA – 5.4% (5.0%)

MARYLAND – 6.1% (5.8%)

MASSACHUSETTS – 5.6% (5.5%)

MICHIGAN – 7.7% (7.5%)

MISSISSIPPI – 8.0% (7.9%)

MISSOURI –  6.5% (6.5%)

NEW YORK – 6.6% (6.6%)

NORTH CAROLINA – 6.5% (6.4%)

OHIO – 5.7% (5.5%)

OKLAHOMA – 4.6% (4.5%)

PENNSYLVANIA – 5.7% (5.6%)

SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.7% (5.3%)

TENNESSEE – 7.1% (6.6%)

TEXAS – 5.1% (5.1%)

VIRGINIA – 5.4% (5.3%)

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