por admin » Vie Ago 19, 2011 2:42 pm
El desempleo subio en la mayoria de estados en Julio.
Jobless Rates Increased in Most States in July.
By Sudeep Reddy
Jobless rates increased in most states last month as the labor market struggled to gain traction amid a slowing economy.
Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia logged increases in their unemployment rates in July, the Labor Department said Friday. Nine states recorded drops, while 13 saw no change in unemployment.
States hardest hit by the recession and housing downturn again posted the highest unemployment rates. Nevada led the pack at 12.9% (up half a percentage point from June), followed by California at 12%. Nine others had unemployment rates at or above 10% during the month: Michigan and South Carolina at 10.9%, the District of Columbia and Rhode Island at 10.8%, Florida at 10.7%, Mississippi at 10.4%, Georgia and North Carolina at 10.1%, and Alabama at 10%.
Half of all states posted unemployment rates that were significantly lower than the U.S. rate of 9.1% in July. North Dakota remained the lowest by far at 3.3%, followed by Nebraska at 4.1% and South Dakota at 4.7%. Those states and others with significant energy or farm sectors have been faring well with higher commodity prices over the past year.
With the overall U.S. economy adding 117,000 jobs during the month, 31 states saw payrolls increase and 19 experienced declines. Minnesota saw the largest month-over-month percentage decline in payroll employment, falling 0.7%, followed by 0.4% declines in both Illinois and Indiana. The largest increases came in Hawaii, where payroll employment gained 1.1%, followed by Utah’s 0.8% gain.