While many analysts consider the U.S. labor market to be going through a downturn, the reality is not uniform—with certain states seeing their unemployment rates improve, and others experiencing sizeable increases.

According to preliminary figures released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday, among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., unemployment fell in eight month-over-month in December, increased in 21, and remained flat in 22.

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