<H3>• U.S. Regional & State Unemployment & Employment — April 2015</H3>

---

Unemployment: Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in April. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from March, 11 states had increases, and 16 states had no change. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier and five states had increases. Employment: 17 states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, all of which were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in California (+29,500), Pennsylvania (+27,000), and Florida (+24,500). Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

---