May 2016 Jobless Rates Up in 5 States, Down in 4; Payroll Jobs Down in 4 States, Up in 3

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016

Unemployment rates were significantly higher in May in 5 states, lower in 4 states and the District of Columbia, and stable in 41 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen states and the District had notable unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 2 states had increases, and 32 states had no significant change. The national jobless rate declined by 0.3 percentage point from April to 4.7 percent…