The July 2012 State Employment statistics show a never ending bleak picture for the U.S. worker. Forty-four states saw their unemployment rates increase and nineteen states show their payrolls shrank from June 2012.

The March 2012 employment statistics for individual states gives us yet more not so great news for American labor. Employment only increased in 29 states and decreased in 20. The three states with the largest payroll employment decrease are Ohio, -9,500, New Jersey, -8,600, and Wisconsin, -4,500. February showed payrolls gaining in 42 states.

The State Unemployment statistics for August 2011 were released. These states, in order, have unemployment rates at or above 10%: Nevada, 13.4%, California, 12.1%, Michigan 11.2%, South Carolina, 11.1%, District of Columbia, 11.1%, Florida, 10.7%, Rhode Island, 10.6%, Georgia 10.2%, North Carolina, 10.4%, Mississippi, 10.3%. 20 States are above the national unemployment rate of 9.1%.

The BLS has released their Regional and State Unemployment Report for May 2011. California lost 29,200 jobs in a month. New York lost -24,700 more jobs and Michigan continues to not get a break, they just lost another -13,400 jobs. Overall the BLS reports there is little change in the May State employment figures. This is the mantra, persistent economic malaise and a never ending jobs crisis.