Tennessee, Louisiana and Illinois are the worst states for the jobless. 24/7 Wall St. breaks them and seven other states down by unemployment rate, job growth and the percentage of unemployed who are receiving benefits.

The number of nonfarm jobs in Illinois grew a whopping 0.8 percent between June 2012 and June 2013, far below the 1.7 percent growth tallied across the country. And the number of jobs in both the public sector and manufacturing — two of the state’s major industries — decreased during that time.

The average weekly payout in unemployment insurance benefits for the jobless in Louisiana for the year ending in early 2013 was just $201, lower than any other state except for Mississippi. Taken as a percentage of the average weekly wage, Louisiana’s benefits are the lowest in the country, paying out less than 25 percent of that average. The state is one of a minority in which the unemployment rate rose between 2012 and 2013.

Read about Tennessee below.

— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.