over-the-month percentage increase in employment (+1.0 percent), followed by Alaska (+0.9 percent), and Arkansas and Vermont (+0.5 percent each). The largest over-the-month employment decreases were in California (-27,600), New York (-22,500), Tennessee (-20,800), Arizona (-11,700), and New Mexico (-11,200). The largest over-the-month percentage decreases in employment occurred in New Mexico (-1.4 percent), Hawaii (-1.0 percent), and Tennessee (-0.8percent). Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 28 states, and increased in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in New Mexico (-2.2 percent), followed by Nevada (-2.0 percent), Rhode Island (-1.7 percent), Georgia (-1.5 percent), Colorado (-1.4 percent), and California (-1.3 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment was reported in Kentucky (+1.5 percent), followed by Indiana and New Hampshire (+1.4 percent each), the District of Columbia (+1.3 percent), and Alaska (+1.2 percent).
Regional Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
The West reported the highest regional jobless rate in June, 10.7 percent, while the Northeast recorded the lowest rate, 8.8 percent. Three regions experienced statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate changes: the Midwest, South, and West (-0.2 percentage point each). The West was the only region to register a significant rate change from a year earlier (+0.4 percentage point).
Among the nine geographic divisions, the Pacific continued to report the highest unemployment rate, 11.4 percent in June. The West North Central registered the lowest rate, 7.0 percent, followed by the West South Central, 7.9 percent. Five divisions experienced statistically significant unemployment rate changes from a month earlier, all decreases: the East North Central, East South Central, New England, and South Atlantic (-0.3 percentage point each) and the Pacific (-0.2 point). Two divisions reported significant over-the-year rate changes - the Mountain had an increase (+0.5 percentage point), while the West North Central posted a decrease (-0.6 point).
State Unemployment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Nevada again reported the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.2 percent in June. The rate in Nevada also set a new series high. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) The states with the next highest rates were Michigan, 13.2 percent; California, 12.3 percent; and Rhode Island, 12.0 percent. North Dakota continued to register the lowest jobless rate, 3.6 percent, followed by South Dakota and Nebraska, 4.5 and 4.8 percent, respectively. In total, 25 states posted jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 9.5 percent, 10 states had measurably higher rates, and 15 states and the District of Columbia had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
In June, 19 states recorded statistically significant jobless rate decreases from May, the largest of which were in New Hampshire (-0.5 percentage point) and Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, and South Carolina (-0.4 point each). The District of Columbia also posted an appreciable rate decrease from a month earlier (-0.4 percentage point). The remaining 31 states registered jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes.
Nevada recorded the largest jobless rate increase from June 2009 (+2.3 percentage points). Five additional states had smaller, but also
statistically significant, increases. Eight states reported significant over-the-year rate decreases in June, the largest of which was in Minnesota (-1.6 percentage points). The remaining 36 states and the District of Columbia registered jobless rates that were not appreciably different from those of a year earlier.
Nonfarm Payroll Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)
Between May and June 2010, nine states recorded statistically significant changes in employment. The over-the-month statistically significant job gains occurred in Arkansas (+6,000), Montana (+4,100),and Alaska (+2,900). The largest over-the-month statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-27,600), New York(-22,500), and Tennessee (-20,800).
Over the year, five states experienced statistically significant declines in employment, while five states reported statistically significant employment increases. The largest statistically significant job losses occurred in California (-186,100), Georgia (-56,600), Colorado (-31,200), and New Mexico (-17,800). The largest statistically significant over-the-year employment increases were posted in Texas (+110,200), Indiana (+38,200), North Carolina (+29,800), and Kentucky (+26,500). One state recorded a statistically significant over-the-year increase in employment that was less than 15,000: New Hampshire (+8,900).
