The BLS released the monthly state unemployment report and you
could almost hear the state cheer echo from Michigan: "Thank goodness
for Nevada!"
Nevada claimed the highest unemployment rate mantel in May, at a
whopping 14%, followed by Michigan at 13.6%. It was the first time since
April, 2006 that a state other than Michigan held the top spot. Jobs,
along with housing, are the big hurdles the economy faces and nowhere is
that more evident in NV, MI, CA (12.4%) and RI (12.3%). On the last
two, at least CA could delight in the Lakers
win over the Celtics-there was little to comfort the residents of
the Ocean state!
The lowest rates can be found in ND (3.6%), SD (4.6%) and Neb (4.9%).
(CBS)
CBS
Jill Schlesinger is the Editor-at-Large for CBS MoneyWatch.com. Prior to the launch of MoneyWatch, she was the Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. In her infancy, she was an options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York.
View all articles by Jill Schlesinger on CBS MoneyWatch » Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy-nominated, Business Analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and Chief Investment Officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.
