WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states. In August, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, unemployment fell in 13, rose in 12, and remained unchanged in 26. The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in the District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.9 percent in South Dakota. Nationally the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 4.3 percent. Overall, 35 States ended August with lower unemployment rates than 4.3 percent (the rate for the nation), while two tied the national rate and 13 states and the District of Columbia ended the month higher.

Also, in August, payroll jobs rose in 32 states and fell in 18. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in Utah while the largest decline was 0.7 percent in Washington, DC.

For the full report, and to see more details on the employment situation in each State and the District of Columbia visit: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/employment-update#seu 

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