Although the recession may have officially come to an end, 27 states saw higher unemployment rates in August. This is almost double the number of states that saw jobless rates increase in July. According to CNN Money, the unemployment rate remained at 9.6% for the country and states such as Nevada, Michigan, and California are seeing rates above 12%.
Nevada had the worst rate for the fourth month in a row, at a record high of 14.4%, up from 14.3% in July. Michigan followed with 13.1% unemployment, unchanged from the prior rate, and California was third with a 12.4% rate, an increase from 12.3% in July.
After Kentucky and Georgia joined the list, 13 states had unemployment rates above 10% in August, as opposed to 11 the previous month.
The jobless rates fell in 13 states, as opposed to 18 that saw decreases in July. Ten states and the District of Columbia had no rate change.
