Forty-Four States See Jobless Rate Rise in July

CNBC - Unemployment worsened in most states last month. While the July unemployment figure rose a tenth of a point from June to 8.3 percent, the government says 44 states saw their jobless rates increase. These include Nevada, which continues to have the highest jobless rate in the nation, at 12 percent. But when compared to a year ago, the same number of states, 44, have lower unemployment, and even Nevada is in this group.

One year ago, the jobless rate in Nevada was 13.8 percent. (Related: Housing Starts Drop, Permits Jump; Jobless Claims Rise.)

The state with the most job growth continues to be California, with more than 25,000 jobs added between June and July. Over the last year, the nation's largest state, hit hard by the housing collapse, has had a net gain of a thousand jobs a day.

Still, California has the third highest unemployment rate in the country, at 10.7 percent. "I'm looking for anything," said a woman named Pam at the Verdugo Jobs Center in Glendale, CA. "At my age, no one wants to hire me." She says she has done secretarial work and worked in merchadising. Now she's hoping to become a house cleaner. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Forty-Four States See Jobless Rate Rise in July