10:12 AM EDT, 07/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- State-level data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday showed the unemployment rate rose in eight states in June, fell in one and held steady elsewhere.

The largest unemployment rate gains were in Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Massachusetts and South Carolina, where it rose by 0.2 percentage point in each state. South Dakota had the lowest rate at 2% while the District of Columbia had the highest at 5.4%.

The national unemployment rate was reported at 4.1% in June, up from 4.0% in May.

Nonfarm payrolls increased in eight states and were little changed elsewhere. Nationwide nonfarm payrolls rose by 206,000 in June after a 218,000 gain in May.

The largest payrolls gain in absolute terms was in North Carolina, which added 23,100 jobs, followed by Massachusetts with 19,000. Arkansas, New Mexico and New Hampshire had the largest percentage increases at 0.6% each.