Unemployment rates fell in 21 US states in June, rose in 12

But the state’s unemployment rate for June pales in comparison to the national number and to that of Connecticut’s New England neighbor to the north, Massachusetts, said Pete Gioia, an economist with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.

The state unemployment rate also was 2.6 percent in June, the same as it was in May. That’s down 4,000 from May, but almost 9,000 above June 2013. Drew Anderson, a spokesman for the Indiana Democratic Party, said Indiana wages are now 1.6 percent lower than they were in 2008 and “hardworking Hoosiers aren’t growing stronger every day nor are they feeling this economic “momentum” Gov. Pence describes each month”.

In the seven-county Hudson Valley region, the level was 4.7 percent, the department reported. The Kearney micropolitan statistical area rose slightly from May’s 2.2 percent to a preliminary rate of 2.5 percent in June.

According to the release, there are 12,600 unemployed people in Vermont out of a civilian work force of 353,050.

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- South Carolina’s Unemployment rate is down in new data released by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce.

“We expect strong wage growth in 2015, as businesses compete to recruit workers in this low unemployment rate environment” said Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy.

Over the year, the state has added 27,000 jobs – one of the best years for growth in a generation. Click the map above for a county-by-county breakdown of unemployment rates.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, with advances in the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food all contributing. The economy added just 600 jobs during the month, according to the initial estimate, which is subject to significant revisions.

Three Capital Region counties ranked in the 10 lowest unemployment rates by county: Saratoga ranked second at 4.1 percent, and Albany and Rensselaer tied for eighth at 4.6 percent. That’s down from 7.7 percent and 3,700 people in April 2014.