MNeagle
18th June 2010, 10:02 AM
Unemployment Rates by State: Nevada Overtakes Michigan for Nation’s Worst
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The jobless rate in 37 states and Washington, D.C. fell in May compared to the prior month, as the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 9.7%, the Labor Department said Friday. Meanwhile, six states saw unemployment rate increases, while the rate was unchanged in seven other states.
For the first time since April 2006, Michigan didn’t have the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Nevada, with a 14% rate, was the highest in the nation, as Michigan edged down to 13.6%. Washington, DC and 16 states recorded jobless rates in excess of 10%. North and South Dakota continued to have the lowest rates in the country, at 3.6% and 4.6%, respectively.
Even more states tracked gains in payrolls. Nonfarm payrolls increased in 41 states as well as Washington, D.C., while they dropped in just five states. Populous states, such as California, Texas and New York, added the greatest number of jobs, but Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island added the most jobs in percentage terms.
While the latest state data confirms that the labor market is improving across a broad swath of the country, there’s still a long way to go before employment returns to pre-recession levels. The vast majority of states, 31 and Washington, D.C., still have higher unemployment rates this May than they did a year ago.
Unemployment Rate, by State
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/18/unemployment-rates-by-state-nevada-overtakes-michigan-for-nations-worst/
link (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/18/unemployment-rates-by-state-nevada-overtakes-michigan-for-nations-worst/)
See the full interactive graphic.
The jobless rate in 37 states and Washington, D.C. fell in May compared to the prior month, as the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 9.7%, the Labor Department said Friday. Meanwhile, six states saw unemployment rate increases, while the rate was unchanged in seven other states.
For the first time since April 2006, Michigan didn’t have the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Nevada, with a 14% rate, was the highest in the nation, as Michigan edged down to 13.6%. Washington, DC and 16 states recorded jobless rates in excess of 10%. North and South Dakota continued to have the lowest rates in the country, at 3.6% and 4.6%, respectively.
Even more states tracked gains in payrolls. Nonfarm payrolls increased in 41 states as well as Washington, D.C., while they dropped in just five states. Populous states, such as California, Texas and New York, added the greatest number of jobs, but Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island added the most jobs in percentage terms.
While the latest state data confirms that the labor market is improving across a broad swath of the country, there’s still a long way to go before employment returns to pre-recession levels. The vast majority of states, 31 and Washington, D.C., still have higher unemployment rates this May than they did a year ago.
Unemployment Rate, by State
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/18/unemployment-rates-by-state-nevada-overtakes-michigan-for-nations-worst/
link (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/06/18/unemployment-rates-by-state-nevada-overtakes-michigan-for-nations-worst/)