We have looked at the winners — that is, the states with the lowest November unemployment rates — and here is a list of the seven states that continue to lag:
- District of Columbia: 7.4%, down from 7.8% in November 2013; civilian labor force down 49,100 year-over-year to 381,600
- Mississippi: 7.3%, from 8.0% a year ago; labor force down 23,100 to 1.247 million
- California: 7.2%, from 8.4% in November 2013; labor force up 265,000 to 18.822 million
- Georgia: 7.2%, from 7.6% a year ago; labor force up 17,100 to 4.756 million
- Rhode Island: 7.1%, from 9.4%; labor force up 2,400 to 553,600
- Oregon: 7.0%, from 7.3% in November 2013; labor force up 41,200 to 1.962 million
- Nevada: 6.9%, from 9.1% a year ago; labor force up 3,500 to 1.369 million
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also noted two metro areas where unemployment remains significantly higher than the national average: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, where the unemployment rate is now 8.0%, and the Detroit-Warren-Livonia metro area, where unemployment currently runs at 7.9%.
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Notes: BLS methodology and unemployment by state.
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