Saturday, March 28, 2009

7 States have Double-Digit Unemployment

As of February, 2009---There are seven states with 10%++ rates of unemployment, and you can be sure to expect more once the March Figures are reported.

The 7 states with the highest unemployment are:

• Michigan ...12%
• South Carolina ...11%
• Oregon ...10.8%
• North Carolina ...10.7%
• California ...10.5%
• Rhode Island ...10.5 %
• Nevada ...10.1%

49 States had unemployment worsen in February, and only Nebraska had it's unemployment rate decrease in the month. (It fell to 4.2%)

No comments: