Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in November. Overall, 23 states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states and the District of Columbia registered decreases, and 10 states had no changes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Over the year, jobless rates were down in 23 states and the District of Columbia, up in 23 states, and unchanged in 4 states. The national unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent in November.
