By Joe Chase of IndexBeating.com
The BLS came out with state & local unemployment data for May, and there seems to be a pattern. States with higher unemployment saw their rates increase by more than those with lower rates. The only state with a declining rate from April to May was Nebraska, which dropped from 4.5% to 4.4%.
The states with the lowest rates are:
- 1. Nebraska – 4.4%
- 1. North Dakota – 4.4%
- 3. South Dakota – 5%
- 3. Wyoming – 5%
- 5. Utah – 5.4%
Utah replaced Iowa in the #5 spot in May.
The states with the highest rates are:
- 1. Michigan – 14.1%
- 2. Oregon – 12.4%
- 3. Rhode Island – 12.1%
- 3. South Carolina – 12.1%
- 5. California – 11.5%
These are the same five states that were in the bottom five in April.
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You might have noticed that those states with the higher rates saw their rates increase more than those with lower rates. This graph shows the correlation between the unemployment rate and the amount of change from April to May.
2 responses so far ↓
Phil // June 24, 2009 at 12:32 am |
Utah… Hell, I live in Utah which sucks by the way, I can’t find a freaking job, so I don’t know what all this crap about it being easy to find a job in Utah is all about.
Brandon // June 24, 2009 at 9:02 am |
I don’t think that this is saying that its easy to find a job in Utah, I believe this is stating that most people are not losing jobs in Utah. Or really the top 5 states most people are not losing jobs, but Utah is one example of that. Because really their unemployment percentage just dropped .5% less than Iowa but still both states had more job loss than job gain.