Most States Post Drop in Unemployment.

Although this is good news, we still have a long way to go. There are so many people that want to work that can not find work. Or the work they find is not paying enough to take care of their families or themselves. I don't know what the magic pill is, but I will be glad when we figure it. Or maybe we could invent it. That could be a job creator.

Unemployment rates declined across the country last month but many states still have daunting levels of joblessness to overcome.

The unemployment rate dropped in 39 states last month and rose in three states and Washington, D.C., the Labor Department said Friday. The rate was flat in eight states.

Nevada reported the highest unemployment rate, 12.5%, down 0.7 percentage point from a month earlier. The monthly change was the largest drop among all of the states. North Dakota had the lowest rate of joblessness last month, just 3.3%.

Despite improvement in a most states, labor-market health varied widely in April. Midwestern states have experienced sharp declines in joblessness over the past 12 months after reporting double-digit unemployment in April 2010.

In Michigan the unemployment rate has fallen 2.9 points, but remains high at 10.2%. Both Indiana and Illinois’ unemployment rates have fallen below the national average — 9% in April — after declining more than two percentage points since April 2010. In Ohio, the jobless rate has fallen 1.8 points.

Compared to the same month a year ago, jobless rates have declined in 46 states and Washington, D.C. and increased in just three. In one state the rate was flat.

Many Southern and Western states continue to struggle. Their declines have been more modest and a handful still suffer from above-average unemployment.

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