Unemployment levels for Connecticut, New Mexico and New York have reached new highs since the state accounting for unemployment began in 1976.
The unemployment rate of 15.9% in New York was the second highest in the country, even though the state added 176,600 new jobs last month – the country’s largest increase last month.
New Mexico, which left 6,000 jobs, had the largest increase in its unemployment rate, to 12.7% from 8.4%.
Meanwhile, some states are adding additions to jobs that disappeared during the pandemic lockdown. Unemployment levels improved over the past month in 30 states, and remained stable in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan recorded the largest decline.
At just 4.5 percent, Utah has the lowest rate in the country, followed by Nebraska and Idaho.
Things are improving, but millions of Americans are still out of work.
The August jobs report is due out in two weeks.
While Congress has not yet passed the next incentive package, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to add $ 300 a week to unemployment assistance by separating disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The White House initially demanded a co-payment of 25% from states that would have brought the total benefit increase to $ 400 – with $ 300 from Washington and $ 100 from the state.
– Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby contributed to this story.
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