The District’s unemployment rate in April was 5.8%, down from 6.0% in March. But when compared to states, that is the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
D.C. was followed by New Mexico for the second-highest unemployment rate in April at 5.3%.
State unemployment rates are seasonally-adjusted.
Maryland’s unemployment rate fell to 4.2% last month, down from 4.6% in March. Virginia’s unemployment rate stood at 3.0%, unchanged from March.
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