Unemployment In Regions, States Unchanged In November

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Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from October, three states had increases, and six states had no change.

Workers applying for unemployment. (FEMA photo)

Workers applying for unemployment. (FEMA photo)

Forty-three states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, four states had increases, and three states had no change.

The national unemployment rate was unchanged from October at 5.8%, and was 1.2 percentage points lower than in November 2013.

In November 2014, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 37 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 12 states, and was unchanged in Idaho.

The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in California (+90,100), Florida (+41,900), and Texas (+34,800).

The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in West Virginia (-5,200), followed by Mississippi (-4,500) and Kansas (-4,100).

The largest over-the-month percentage increase in employment occurred in Vermont (+1.2%), followed by Hawaii (+0.9%) and Delaware, South Carolina, and Wisconsin (+0.7% each).

The largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment occurred in West Virginia (-0.7%), followed by Mississippi (-0.4%) and Kansas, South Dakota, and Wyoming (-0.3% each). During the year, nonfarm employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in Alaska (-0.4%) and Mississippi (-0.1%). The largest over-the-year percentage increase occurred in North Dakota (+4.8 %), followed by Texas (+3.9%) and Utah (+3.4%).

States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., November 2014, seasonally adjusted

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State |                                       Rate
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United States ……………………| 5.8
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California ……………………..| 7.2
Colorado ……………………….| 4.1
District of Columbia …………….| 7.4
Georgia ………………………..| 7.2
Hawaii …………………………| 4.0
Idaho ………………………….| 3.9
Iowa …………………………..| 4.3
Kansas …………………………| 4.3
Michigan ……………………….| 6.7
Minnesota ………………………| 3.7
Mississippi …………………….| 7.3
Montana ………………………..| 4.3
Nebraska ……………………….| 3.1
Nevada …………………………| 6.9
New Hampshire …………………..| 4.1
North Dakota ……………………| 2.7
Ohio …………………………..| 5.0
Oklahoma ……………………….| 4.4
Oregon …………………………| 7.0
Pennsylvania ……………………| 5.1
Rhode Island ……………………| 7.1
South Dakota ……………………| 3.3
Tennessee ………………………| 6.8
Texas ………………………….| 4.9
Utah …………………………..| 3.6
Vermont ………………………..| 4.3
Virginia ……………………….| 5.0
Wisconsin ………………………| 5.2
Wyoming ………………………..| 4.5

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