BLS: Unemployment Rates stable in 41 states in May

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were significantly higher in May in 5 states, lower in 4 states and the District of Columbia, and stable in 41 states , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. ... South Dakota and New Hampshire had the lowest jobless rates in May, 2.5 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively. The rate in Arkansas (3.8 percent) set a new series low. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest unemployment rate, 6.7 percent. emphasis added Click on graph for larger image. This......(read more)

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