New Jersey, Massachusetts have highest unemployment rates

[Suburbia]

1. Massachusetts, 17.4 percent
2. New Jersey, 16.6 percent
3. New York, 15.7 percent
4. Nevada, 15.0 percent
5. California, 14.9 percent

State with lowest unemployment rate: Kentucky, 4.3 percent

There needs to be more jobs in these states. I've applied for some part-time jobs in NJ, haven't got a call back.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/07/heres-where-the-jobs-are-for-july-2020-in-one-chart.html

https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

[Suburbia]

Florida's unemployment rate may spike soon, FL GOV 2022 is a Tossup.

New Jersey loses jobs to PA and NY, Murphy needs to upgrade his jobs plan.

[Suburbia]

Florida's unemployment rate may spike soon, FL GOV 2022 is a Tossup.

New Jersey loses jobs to PA and NY, Murphy needs to upgrade his jobs plan.

I'm pretty sure that the reason for these high unemployment numbers has more to do with the cautious reopening plan of our state. Restaurants still can only have outdoor dining and some retail stores are still closed.

Retail is dead in NJ, most of the big box highway stores are dead