Unemployment rates were higher in October in 26 states and stable in 24 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Nov. 17.
Twenty-one states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 12 states and the District had increases, and 17 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.9 percent, changed little both over the month and over the year.
Mississippi had a negative .8% change to its unemployment numbers for October, down from September's 4.1%. (Mississippi unemployment 3.3%)
Alabama unemployment was at 2.3%. Louisiana 3.6%. (Bureau of Labor Statistics 11/17/23) State Employment and Unemployment Summary - 2023 M10 Results (bls.gov)
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