With the U.S. gaining 943,000 jobs in July, exceeding expert predictions, 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 five key metrics that compare unemployment rate statistics from the latest month for which data is available (July 2021) to key dates in 2019 and 2020.
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. Nebraska |
42. Louisiana |
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2. Utah |
43. New Jersey |
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3. Idaho |
44. Illinois |
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4. South Dakota |
45. Connecticut |
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5. Alabama |
46. New Mexico |
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6. New Hampshire |
47. Colorado |
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7. Vermont |
48. New York |
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8. Montana |
49. California |
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9. Kansas |
50. Nevada |
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10. Oklahoma |
51. Hawaii |
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/