States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back the Quickest
Tuesday, June 21st, 2022
With the U.S. gaining 390,000 jobs in May, slightly less than in the previous month, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files, to illustrate which areas of the country have had the best recovery so far.
In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on six key metrics that compare unemployment rate statistics from the latest month for which data is available (May 2022) to key dates in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
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Bounced Back Most |
Bounced Back Least |
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1. Minnesota |
42. New York |
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2. New Hampshire |
43. Pennsylvania |
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3. Nebraska |
44. Alaska |
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4. Indiana |
45. Texas |
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5. Kansas |
46. Illinois |
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6. Utah |
47. Nevada |
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7. Vermont |
48. Hawaii |
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8. Montana |
49. Delaware |
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9. Rhode Island |
50. New Mexico |
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10. South Dakota |
51. District of Columbia |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/
