Unemployment continued to gnaw at some of the most economically troubled regions of the US.

 States with statistically significant employment changes from
August 2011 to September 2011, seasonally adjusted
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                              |   August    |   September | Over-the-month
           State              |     2011    |     2011(p) |    change(p)
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Arizona.......................|   2,407,500 |   2,417,900 |      10,400
District of Columbia..........|     701,800 |     713,300 |      11,500
Florida.......................|   7,230,600 |   7,253,900 |      23,300
Hawaii........................|     589,600 |     595,900 |       6,300
Louisiana.....................|   1,913,400 |   1,927,500 |      14,100
Maine.........................|     594,900 |     597,900 |       3,000
Michigan......................|   3,938,000 |   3,923,800 |     -14,200
Mississippi...................|   1,089,100 |   1,096,400 |       7,300
New Hampshire.................|     632,900 |     627,500 |      -5,400
New Jersey....................|   3,871,200 |   3,860,100 |     -11,100
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New Mexico....................|     807,100 |     801,400 |      -5,700
North Carolina................|   3,885,400 |   3,863,200 |     -22,200
Ohio..........................|   5,118,700 |   5,097,100 |     -21,600
Pennsylvania..................|   5,684,700 |   5,668,900 |     -15,800
Wisconsin.....................|   2,768,200 |   2,755,800 |     -12,400
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   p = preliminary.