<H3>• U.S. Regional and State Employment and — June 2015</H3>

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Unemployment: Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in June. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from May, 12 states had increases, and 17 states had no change. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, five states had increases, and three states had no change. Employment: 11 states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, 7 of which were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in New York (+25,500), Virginia (+13,400), and Colorado (+11,300). The significant job decreases occurred in Idaho (-4,800), West Virginia (-4,500), Alaska (-3,900), and Wyoming (-2,200). Over the year, 34 states had statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were positive. The largest significant over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+461,900), followed by Texas (+269,900) and Florida (+266,200). 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/

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