claim: "the state's unemployment rate is fifth-highest in the country, a full point above the nationwide rate and higher than all of our...neighboring states."
author: paul sarlo
evidence_1: jun 27, 2012 ... "the state's unemployment rate is fifth-highest in the country, a full point above  the nationwide rate and higher than all of our...neighboring ...
evidence_2: says state sen. paul sarlo "said in ... "the state's unemployment rate is fifth- highest in the country, a full point above the nationwide rate and higher than all of  our...neighboring states." ... politifact new jersey on sunday, february 5th, 2012 .
evidence_3: all true statements involving paul sarlo. true. one of the nation's highest. paul  sarlo · "the state's unemployment rate is fifth-highest in the country, a full point  above the nationwide rate and higher than all of our...neighboring states.".
evidence_4: unemployment rates for states, seasonally adjusted. state, november 2018(p)  ... 2.7, 5. minnesota. 2.8, 6. nebraska. 2.8, 6. north dakota. 2.8, 6. virginia.
evidence_5: aug 27, 2018 ... ... job growth, and college attainment rates to compare and rank state economies.  ... to its gdp and job growth, which each ranks among the top five nationwide. ...  degree, more than 10 percentage points above the national share. ..... like the  nation as a whole, the largest drag on the economy was the ...