U.S. employers added no new jobs in August. Since then President Obama unveiled his $447 billion jobs plan and the Republicans have pushed for their own.
While Washington continues to bicker, the latest report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on regional and state unemployment shows that 26 states reported a month-over-month increase in unemployment.
We've highlighted the 11 states with the worst unemployment rates and compared it with figures from the previous month, and a year ago.
Note: August unemployment rate and numbers are preliminary. All data is seasonally adjusted.
#11 Alabama (tie)
Unemployment rate: 9.9%
Number of people: 213,400
Alabama's unemployment rate is down from 10% in July, but up from 9.1% a year ago.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
#10 Illinois (tie)
Unemployment rate: 9.9%
Number of people: 653,000
The unemployment rate in Illinois is up from 9.5% in July, but a little lower that 10% a year ago.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
#9 Georgia
Unemployment rate: 10.2%
Number of people: 482,300
The unemployment rate held steady from a year ago, but is up from 10.1% in July.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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