BLS: May Unemployment rates down in 38 states; 4 States at New Record Highs

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in May in 38 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 3 states, and stable in 9 states , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. All 50 states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate declined by 1.4 percentage points over the month to 13.3 percent but was 9.7 points higher than in May 2019. ... Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in May, 25.3 percent, followed by Hawaii, 22.6 percent, and Michigan, 21.2 percent. The......(read more)

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