Nevada, Michigan, Hawaii unemployment rates above 20 percent – By Don Jacobson (UPI) / May 22 2020
May 22 (UPI) — Nevada, Michigan and Hawaii each have unemployment rates of 20 percent or greater, according to new U.S. government data released Friday.
The official nationwide unemployment rate stood at 14.7 percent in April as millions of Americans filed jobless claims due to coronavirus pandemic-related business closures.
In more detailed, state-by-state statistics released by the Labor Department, the three states each stood out with unemployment of at least 20 percent — levels unseen since the Great Depression.
Nevada, a gambling mecca highly dependent on the hard-hit tourism and hospitality industries, had the highest rate in the country at 28.2 percent.
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