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Unemployment improved in most states from May to June, but jobless rates remained high compared to last year

Read about the latest monthly report on unemployment rates and payroll data at the state-level.

Between May and June, the unemployment rate improved or remained about the same in all but five states (Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Nebraska), according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, for every state except for Kentucky, the unemployment rate was worse compared to this time last year; in eight states, the unemployment rate was more than 10 percentage points higher than the rate in June 2019.

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