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    15 States Now Have Double-Digit Unemployment

    Posted:
    08/24/09

    Though overall unemployment figures dropped nationally from 9.5 percent in June to 9.4 percent in July, the Department of Labor reported on Friday that the number of states with double-digit jobless rates now totals 15. The states where the workforce has been hardest hit during the recession are as follows:

    Michigan: 15% unemployment
    Rhode Island: 12.7%
    Nevada: 12.5%
    California: 11.9%
    Oregon: 11.9%
    South Carolina: 11.8%
    Ohio: 11.2%
    Kentucky: 11.0%
    North Carolina: 11.0%
    Tennessee: 10.7%
    Florida: 10.7%
    Indiana: 10.6%
    Illinois: 10.4%
    Georgia: 10.3%
    Alabama: 10.2%

    So, which states have fared the best in terms of employment? Oddly, they all reside on the same part of the map:

    North Dakota: 4.2% unemployment
    South Dakota: 4.9%
    Nebraska: 4.9%

    Overall, the Bureau of Labor Statistics report found that in July, "nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 29 states, and increased in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and 7 states had no change."



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