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Jobless rate rises in nearly all states

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday. One state registered a rate decrease, and one state had no rate change.

Several states and regions posted their highest unemployment rate since the report debuted in 1976.

Over the year, jobless rates were higher in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/State_unemployment_report/index.htm

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