92.9 Jack FM -- Playing What We Want » unemployment http://929jackfm.com Playing What We Want Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What States Have the Highest Unemployment Rates? http://929jackfm.com/top-5-states-highest-unemployment-rates/ http://929jackfm.com/top-5-states-highest-unemployment-rates/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:10:32 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157475 It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs.

But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless for anyone. If you’re spent on looking for available jobs in your current locale because it seems like the well has dried, you could be right. Some states have higher unemployment rates than others, and you could be stuck living somewhere that’s not helping you. It might be time to relocate.

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