Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
June 2008 July 2008p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 WEST VIRGINIA 5.3 4.5 -0.8
2 ARKANSAS 5.0 4.5 -0.5
3 MASSACHUSETTS 5.2 5.1 -0.1
3 MONTANA 4.1 4.0 -0.1
3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.0 3.9 -0.1
3 NEW YORK 5.3 5.2 -0.1
7 MICHIGAN 8.5 8.5 0.0
8 COLORADO 5.1 5.2 0.1
8 HAWAII 3.8 3.9 0.1
8 LOUISIANA 3.8 3.9 0.1
8 MAINE 5.3 5.4 0.1
8 NEBRASKA 3.3 3.4 0.1
8 NEW JERSEY 5.3 5.4 0.1
8 VERMONT 4.7 4.8 0.1
15 ALASKA 6.7 6.9 0.2
15 DELAWARE 4.2 4.4 0.2
15 NEVADA 6.4 6.6 0.2
15 NEW MEXICO 3.9 4.1 0.2
15 OKLAHOMA 3.9 4.1 0.2
15 PENNSYLVANIA 5.2 5.4 0.2
15 RHODE ISLAND 7.5 7.7 0.2
15 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.8 3.0 0.2
15 UTAH 3.3 3.5 0.2
24 ARIZONA 4.8 5.1 0.3
24 CALIFORNIA 7.0 7.3 0.3
24 CONNECTICUT 5.5 5.8 0.3
24 IDAHO 3.8 4.1 0.3
24 IOWA 4.0 4.3 0.3
24 KANSAS 4.3 4.6 0.3
24 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.5 0.3
24 TEXAS 4.4 4.7 0.3
24 WASHINGTON 5.4 5.7 0.3
24 WISCONSIN 4.6 4.9 0.3
34 ALABAMA 4.7 5.1 0.4
34 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.3 6.7 0.4
34 INDIANA 5.9 6.3 0.4
34 KENTUCKY 6.3 6.7 0.4
34 MARYLAND 4.0 4.4 0.4
34 TENNESSEE 6.5 6.9 0.4
34 VIRGINIA 4.0 4.4 0.4
34 WYOMING 3.2 3.6 0.4
42 ILLINOIS 6.8 7.3 0.5
42 MINNESOTA 5.3 5.8 0.5
42 OREGON 5.5 6.0 0.5
45 FLORIDA 5.5 6.1 0.6
45 GEORGIA 5.6 6.2 0.6
45 OHIO 6.6 7.2 0.6
48 MISSOURI 5.7 6.4 0.7
48 NORTH CAROLINA 5.9 6.6 0.7
50 MISSISSIPPI 7.0 7.9 0.9
50 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.1 7.0 0.9

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

 

Last Modified Date: August 15, 2008