California
California is No. 1 in U.S. for unemployment
There were only 11 other months the state reached this dubious ranking since 1976.
California’s 5.3% unemployment in February was the highest rate in the nation.
My trusty spreadsheet, looking at labor stats dating to 1976, could find only 11 other months the state reached this dubious ranking. Look to the early 1990s economic mala... [3682 chars]