[clari.biz.economy] Unemployment rates by state

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