More states see jobless rate top 10%

The governmnet says more states logged double-digit unemployment rates in February, with North Carolina and Rhode Island seeing their rates hit record highs.
MAR 27, 2009
The governmnet says more states logged double-digit unemployment rates in February, with North Carolina and Rhode Island seeing their rates hit record highs. The U.S. Labor Department said Friday seven states have unemployment rates that topped 10 percent last month. That's up from four states in January. Michigan's jobless rate climbed to 12 percent, the highest in the country. South Carolina registered the second-highest at 11 percent and Oregon came in third at 10.8 percent. North Carolina came in fourth with an unemployment rate of 10.7 percent, the highest there on records dating back to 1976. California and Rhode Island tied for fifth place at 10.5 percent each. That was an all-time high for Rhode Island.

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