Ten states recorded their lowest jobless rates in January since 1976, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Those states were:
- Arkansas, 3.2%
- Georgia, 3.2%
- Indiana, 2.4%
- Kansas, 2.6%
- Mississippi, 4.6%
- Montana, 2.7%
- Nebraska, 2.2%
- Oklahoma, 2.7%
- Utah, 2.2%
- West Virginia, 4.1%
Nebraska and Utah, both on the list, had the lowest jobless rates among all states in January, respectively, according to the BLS.
States with the highest jobless rates in January were New Mexico at 5.9% and California at 5.8%. The BLS also noted the unemployment rate for the District of Columbia, at 6.3% in January, was higher than any state.