WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw their unemployment rates increase in June, the U.S. Labor Department said.
In June, 14 states saw no change in their unemployment rates, while eight states recorded decreases, the department said in report released Friday.
The number of jobs rose in 26 states and the District of Columbia, while 24 states saw the number of jobs decline.
Texas added the most non-farm jobs in June, gaining by 32,000. California added 28,800 jobs in the month -- having lost 29,200 in the previous month -- while Michigan added 18,000 jobs in June.
The largest declines were posted by Tennessee, which lost 16,900 jobs. Missouri lost the second largest number, down 15,700. In Virginia, 14,600 jobs were lost in the month.
The unemployment rate is highest in Nevada, where the rate jumped from 12.1 percent in May to 12.4 percent. California's unemployment rate, second highest in the nation, is 11.8 percent.
North Dakota, on the other end of the spectrum, has an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, the lowest in the country, but a sharp jump from the 3.2 percent unemployment rate for the state in May.
The national unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in June.
