1. Find the unemployment rate for the nation as a whole in June 1989.
- Look at the top bar chart titled "UNITED STATES JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AS A PERCENT OF WORK FORCE 1979-1989".
- For the year 1989 (the last bar), the national unemployment rate was $5.3 \%$.
2. Examine the "Unemployment Data for the Eleven States with the Largest Populations in 1989" table.
- Look at the column "Unemployment Rate June (as a percent of state work force)".
- Compare each state's June 1989 unemployment rate to the national rate of $5.3 \%$.

Let's go through the list of states:
- California: 5.6\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- New York: $5.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Texas: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Illinois: 5.5\% (Greater than 5.3\%)
- Pennsylvania: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Florida: $6.1 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Ohio: $5.6 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Michigan: $7.3 \%$ (Greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- New Jersey: $4.2 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- North Carolina: $3.6 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )
- Massachusetts: $4.0 \%$ (Not greater than $5.3 \%$ )

Now, let's count how many states had an unemployment rate greater than $5.3 \%$ :
1. California (5.6\%)
2. Texas (6.1\%)
3. Illinois (5.5\%)
4. Florida (6.1\%)
5. Ohio (5.6\%)
6. Michigan (7.3\%)

There are six states that had an unemployment rate greater than that for the nation as a whole in June 1989.

The final answer is Six .

Comparing each of the eleven states to 5.3%:

California: 5.6% ✔

New York: 5.0% ✘

Texas: 6.1% ✔

Illinois: 5.5% ✔

Pennsylvania: 4.0% ✘

Florida: 6.1% ✔

Ohio: 5.6% ✔

Michigan: 7.3% ✔

New Jersey: 4.2% ✘

North Carolina: 3.6% ✘

Massachusetts: 4.0% ✘

There are 6 states with unemployment rates greater than 5.3%.