U.S. unemployment rises in 21 states in November
Linda Young – AHN News Writer
Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Unemployment rates went up in 21 states and the District of Columbia in November, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.
However, unemployment declined in 15 states in November compared to October. Unemployment rates remained the same in the other 14 states.
In addition, the national jobless rate edged up by 0.2 percentage points between October and November to 9.8 percent, but it was not much different from a year earlier.
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted):
- Nevada continued to register the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.3 percent in November. The states with the next highest rates were California and Michigan, 12.4 percent each, and Florida, 12.0 percent. North Dakota reported the lowest jobless rate, 3.8 percent, followed by South Dakota and Nebraska, 4.5 and 4.6 percent, respectively.
- In total, 28 states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.8 percent, 5 states recorded measurably higher rates, and 17 states and the District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
- In November three states experienced statistically significant unemployment rate increases from October: Georgia and Idaho (+0.3 percentage point each) and Colorado (+0.2 point). Michigan and Pennsylvania posted the only measurable over-the-month rate decreases (-0.4 and -0.2 percentage point, respectively). The remaining 45 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes.
- Thirteen states reported statistically significant over-the-year jobless rate decreases in November, the largest of which were in Michigan (-2.0 percentage points) and Alabama (-1.9 points). The District of Columbia also posted a significant over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (-1.8 percentage points). Colorado and Utah recorded the only significant rate increases from November 2009 (+1.2 and +0.9 percentage point(s), respectively).
- The remaining 35 states registered unemployment rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier.
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