Fact check: State unemployment rates impacted by the pandemic
Madeleine Ngo, USA TODAY
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The claim: Several states with Democratic governors have higher unemployment rates than states with Republican governors
One viral social media post claims that some states have the highest unemployment rates because they’re run by Democratic governors.
The post lists Hawaii, Nevada, California, Colorado and New York as the states with the highest unemployment rates, ranging from 9.3% to 8.2%.
The states with the lowest unemployment rates are Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Vermont and Utah, ranging from 3% to 3.6%, according to the post. The post notes that these states all have Republican governors.