BLS: 43 States at Historically High Unemployment Rates in April 2020
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from the Economics Daily:
In April 2020, unemployment rates in 43 states were at their highest levels since the state unemployment data began in January 1976. Unemployment rates in Hawaii and Nevada exceeded their previous highs by more than 10.0 percentage points each, while the rates in Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont exceeded their previous highs by more . . .
In April 2020, unemployment rates in 43 states were at their highest levels since the state unemployment data began in January 1976. Unemployment rates in Hawaii and Nevada exceeded their previous highs by more than 10.0 percentage points each, while the rates in Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont exceeded their previous highs by more . . .