Hard Hit States Have Unemployment Rise

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.