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

Unemployment: Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from June, 14 states had increases, and 12 states had no change. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, six states had increases, and three states had no change.

Employment: Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 34 states and decreased in 16 states and the District of Columbia. The largest over-the-month increases in employment occurred in California (+80,700), Texas (+31,400), and Florida (+30,500). The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in New Jersey (-13,600), followed by Louisiana (-4,500) and Kansas (-4,300).

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