Dec 21, 2018 ... The national unemployment rate remained unchanged from October at 3.7  percent but was ... Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.3 percent. ... than the  U.S. figure of 3.7 percent, 12 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates,  ... The largest decline occurred in New Mexico (-1.4 percentage points).
Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from  12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation." — PolitiFact ...
Dec 17, 2011 ... Tuscaloosa County's unemployment rate fell to 7 percent in November, while the  statewide rate dropped to its lowest level ... Alabama has seen a drop of six- tenths of a percentage point in one month. ... In Marshall County, where the  population was more than 12 percent Hispanic ... Sign up for daily e-mails.
Feb 17, 2012 ... Scott said Florida's economy was on the mend, throwing out this statistic: "In my  first year in office, unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points,  down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation," he  said. He also said he was working hard to reduce government.
The Nation's homeownership rate rose to 65.6 percent in the third quarter, the ...  in the Midwest region was more than 871,000, the second highest volume in ...  continued to experience its highest level of housing demand in 12 years. ..... was  down 4 points from the second-quarter value but up 2 points from last year's level .
Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation."