Interesting Times

By Calculated Risk, 6-17-2011

The following graph shows the current unemployment rate for each state (red), and the max during the recession (blue). If there is no blue (only Louisiana in May), the state is currently at the maximum during the recession.

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The states are ranked by the highest current unemployment rate.

Nevada saw the most improvement year-over-year in May, but still has the highest state unemployment rate.

One state is still at the recession maximum (no improvement): Louisiana. Every other state has seen some improvement and only seven states have double digit unemployment now (19 states had double digit unemployment during the worst of the great recession).