Forty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states had increases, and two states had no change.
Employment: In August 2015, nine states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, six of which were positive. The largest significant job gains occurred in California (+36,200), Florida (+19,600), and Ohio (+14,600). The significant job decreases occurred in New Hampshire (-3,900), South Dakota (-3,000), and Delaware (-2,500).
Over the year, 35 states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant increases in employment and West Virginia had a significant decrease (-19,500). The largest significant over-theyear job increase occurred in California (+470,000), followed by Florida (+261,500) and Texas (+217,700).
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