No matter where you go in America, there will always be unemployment in the United States. With that in mind here are the best and worst places to be unemployed:
Best Places To Be Unemployed
- North Dakota
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 40.0% (tied -16th highest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 45.1% (2nd highest)
> Unemployment rate: 2.8% (the lowest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 3.9% (the highest) - Hawaii
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 44.0% (tied– 11th highest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 52.0% (the highest)
> Unemployment rate: 4.4% (tied– 9th lowest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 1.0% (14th lowest) - Utah
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 28.0% (tied– 9th lowest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 43.9% (3rd highest)
> Unemployment rate: 3.8% (4th lowest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 2.8% (8th highest)
Worst States To Be Unemployed
- Indiana
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 28.0% (tied–9th lowest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 30.8% (16th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 6.0% (25th lowest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 1.8% (17th highest) - Michigan
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 34.0% (tied–24th lowest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 32.6% (18th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.3% (5th highest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 2.1% (15th highest)
- Illinois
> Pct. unemployed getting benefits: 37.0% (tied–20th highest)
> Pct. average weekly wage covered: 32.3% (17th lowest)
> Unemployment rate: 7.1% (7th highest)
> 1-yr. job growth: 1.3% (18th lowest)