South Carolina Leads Way With Jobless Rate Drop of 0.5%

The states with the largest increases in nonfarm payroll employment last month were:
Texas, +21,000
Pennsylvania, +17,800
District of Columbia, +14,200
The states with the largest decreases in nonfarm payroll employment last month were:
Michigan, -13,000
Ohio, -12,800
Oregon, -7,900
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Five states posted unemployment rate drops of at least 0.4% in September. They were:
South Carolina, -0.5%
California, -0.4%
Hawaii, -0.4%
Louisiana, -0.4%
Utah, -0.4%
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The states with the highest levels of unemployment, including Puerto Rico, in September were:
Puerto Rico with a rate of 13.6%
Nevada with a rate of 11.8%
Rhode Island with a rate of 10.5%
California with a rate of 10.2%
New Jersey with a rate of 9.8%
The states with the lowest unemployment rate levels in September were:
North Dakota with a rate of 3.0%
Nebraska with a rate of 3.9%
South Dakota with a rate of 4.4%
Iowa with a rate of 5.2%
Oklahoma with a rate of 5.2%
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The national unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in September. That number was steeped in controversy and led to many howls of outrage from the right, with many alleging that President Obama tampered with the numbers to help his re-election bid.
Source: BLS.gov
Source: Historical State Unemployment Rates
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