Ohio lawmakers are grappling with the realization that the next recession could bankrupt Ohio’s unemployment fund —again. Unemployment ticked up again in May and is higher than the national average. Now two proposals take aim at solving the state's long-term insolvency on unemployment compensation.

The state is issuing back payments after a new law raised unemployment benefits from $362 to $446 earlier this year.

June's unemployment rate remains at 2.8% in Montana, this is the ninth straight month under 3% and below 3.4% for four consecutive years.Unemployment rates are

Unemployment rose in all North Central Florida counties in June despite the state jobless rate of 3.7% remaining the same

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The proportion of people in work, or the employment rate, rose over the quarter to 72.1%, however it is still lower than the same time last year. The number of people not in work nor looking for a job - known as the economic inactivity rate - improved over the quarter, falling to 26.3%, but that is still slightly higher than last summer.

The lowest unemployment rate in June in Florida remained in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan statistical area at 3.2%, up from 3.1% in May.

Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S. labor market.

North Dakota posted a 2.7% unemployment rate in June, the second lowest in the nation, with job gains in Fargo and Grand Forks.

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is unchanged between May and June holding at 3.6%, according to a release from the Idaho Department of Labor. The workforce in June decreased by 541 people to 1,010,662, and those who are 16 years of age or younger decreased by 0.1%.

Colorado’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.7 percent in June as economic data mostly holds steady amid uncertainty over federal cuts and President Donald Trump’s trade war.