State Unemployment Rates Soar
Posted on | September 19, 2008 | No Comments
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia recorded month-over-month unemployment rate increases, according to today’s Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The national unemployment rate reached 6.1% in August. The following states have higher unemployment rates:
State’s With Highest Unemployment Rates
State |
Unemployment Rate |
| Alaska | 6.9% |
| California | 7.7% |
| Illinois | 7.3% |
| Michigan | 8.9% |
| Mississippi | 7.7% |
| Nevada | 7.1% |
| North Carolina | 6.9% |
| Ohio | 7.4% |
| Rhode Island | 8.5% |
| South Carolina | 7.6% |
The Month’s Biggest Losers
Georgia, Michigan and Oregon lost the greatest number of jobs lost between July 2008 and August 2008, losing 26,200, 19,900 and 7,400 jobs, respectively.
The Year’s Biggest Losers
State |
# Jobs Lost |
| Florida | 99,100 |
| Michigan | 69,900 |
| Arizona | 50,800 |
| Georgia | 41,600 |
| Rhode Island | 12,800 |
Lest you get too depressed, there actually are a few states that are faring better than expected.
States With Lowest Unemployment Rates
State |
Unemployment Rate |
| South Dakota | 3.3% |
| Nebraska | 3.5% |
| North Dakota | 3.6% |
| Utah | 3.7% |
| Wyoming | 3.9% |
| Oklahoma | 4.0% |
| W. Virginia, Hawaii | 4.1% |
| New Hampshire | 4.2% |
| Montana | 4.4% |
| Maryland | 4.5% |
| Idaho, Iowa, New Mexico, Virginia | 4.6% |
| Kansas, Louisiana | 4.7% |
| Arkansas | 4.8% |
| Alabama, Delaware, Vermont | 4.9% |
| Texas | 5.0% |
Louisiana (+9,400), Texas (+6,800), Nebraska (+4,900), the District of Columbia (+4,300), Indiana (+4,100), and Washington (+4,000) added the largest number of jobs during the month of August. D.C., Washington and South Dakota were the year’s biggest gainers, adding more jobs over the past year than nearly any other states (August 2007-August 2008).
But, the year’s biggest gainer, the mac daddy of all gainers was Texas which added a whopping 252,000 jobs between August 2007 and August 2008.
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