Unemployment rates were lower in June in 10 states and the District of Columbia. It was higher in two states and stable in 38, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. All 50 states and DC had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent but was 2.3 percentage points lower than in June 2021. Minnesota had the lowest jobless rate in June, 1.8 percent, closely followed by Nebraska, 1.9 percent. The next lowest rates were in New Hampshire and Utah, 2.0 The rates in Minnesota and New Hampshire set new series lows, as did the rates in Alabama (2.6 percent), Louisiana (3.8 percent) and Mississippi (3.8 percent). (Source: Bureau of Labor 07/22/22) State Employment and Unemployment Summary - 2022 M06 Results (bls.gov)
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