America's hottest — and coolest — job markets

Data: BLS; Map: Axios VisualsThe job market is hotter than average in some states but cooler in others, new data shows.The big picture: Americans are feeling almost as gloomy about the job market as they did during the Great Recession — and entry-level workers are having an especially hard time getting their foot in the door.By the numbers: South Dakota (1.9% unemployment); North Dakota (2.5%) and Vermont (2.6%) had July's lowest unemployment rates, based on preliminary and seasonally-adjusted Bureau of Labor Statistics data out Tuesday.Washington, D.C. (6%); California (5.5%) and Nevada (5.4%) had the highest.Compare those figures to the national unemployment rate of 4.2%.Zoom in: California also had the only statistically significant month-to-month jump in unemployment among states, BLS says, rising 0.1 percentage points from June.The San Francisco Chronicle points to a faltering tech industry as part of the Golden State's problem, especially for younger workers."It's brutal out there," Michael Bernick, former head of the state's Employment Development Department, told the paper.In D.C., meanwhile, the Trump administration's purge of federal workers triggered predictions of skyrocketing unemployment — though some agencies, like NOAA, are trying to staff back up following Elon Musk-driven DOGE cuts.

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