Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release — 2008-10-21

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, October 24, 2008, to correct Montana August 2008 total nonfarm, manufacturing, and government payroll employment data. These data appear in tables C, 5, and 6. Additionally, the analysis of employment data in the text was revised to reflect these corrections. The correc- tions did not affect any other tables in the release or the analysis of unemployment data.) Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in September but up substantially over the year. Overall, 21 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 23 states registered decreases, and 6 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, jobless rates were up in 47 states and the District of Columbia and down in 3 states.