clarinews@clarinet.com (02/02/90)
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Unemployment rates for January in the 11 most populous states, seasonally adjusted, compared with the previous month and January 1989, as reported by the Labor Department Friday. _S_t_a_t_e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _J_a_n_._ _ _ _D_e_c_._ _ _ _ _J_a_n_._ _8_9 California 5.2 5.3 5.0 Florida 5.5 5.8 5.7 Illinois 6.4 6.3 6.0 Massachusetts 4.5 4.6 3.3 Michigan 8.4 7.2 6.9 New Jersey 4.6 3.7 3.9 New York 4.7 5.5 4.9 North Carolina 3.7 3.2 3.6 Ohio 6.7 6.1 5.9 Pennsylvania 5.2 5.2 4.3 Texas 5.2 6.6 7.0