Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release — 2013-07-18

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in June. Twenty-eight states had unemployment rate increases, 11 states had decreases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states had increases, and six states had no change. The national jobless rate was unchanged from May at 7.6 percent but was 0.6 percentage point lower than in June 2012. In June 2013, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 37 states, decreased in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in Arkansas. The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in California (+30,200), Pennsylvania (+19,100), and Wisconsin (+17,500). The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Tennessee (-16,500), followed by Ohio (-12,500) and New York (-11,400).