CLICK HERE. / COURTESY U.S. BLS" title="Rhode Island had the fifth highest jobless rate in the nation in July. The U.S. rate was 9.1 percent for the month. For a larger version of this graphic, CLICK HERE. / COURTESY U.S. BLS"/>BOSTON – Rhode Island, at 10.8 percent, had the fifth-highest jobless rate in the United States in July, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.
Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England, while New Hampshire had the lowest, as well as the fourth-lowest in the nation, at 5.2 percent.
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Also reporting rates lower than the national average of 9.1 percent were: Vermont, 5.7 percent; Massachusetts, 7.6 percent; and Maine, 7.7 percent. Connecticut mirrored the national rate at 9.1 percent.
New Hampshire was the only New England state and 1 of 10 states nationwide to report a statistically significant unemployment rate change from June, up three-tenths of a percentage point. The District of Columbia also experienced a “significant” over-the-month rate increase, four-tenths of a percentage point.
The other five New England states were among the 40 that registered jobless rates that were not measurably different from those of a month earlier, the BLS said.
As for over-the-year changes, 11 states recorded “statistically significant” unemployment rate changes – all decreases.
The six New England states were among the 39 states and the District of Columbia that registered jobless rates “not appreciably different” from those of a year earlier.
