Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted July 2008p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
3.4 |
3 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
3 |
UTAH |
3.5 |
5 |
WYOMING |
3.6 |
6 |
HAWAII |
3.9 |
6 |
LOUISIANA |
3.9 |
6 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.9 |
9 |
MONTANA |
4.0 |
10 |
IDAHO |
4.1 |
10 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.1 |
10 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.1 |
13 |
IOWA |
4.3 |
14 |
DELAWARE |
4.4 |
14 |
MARYLAND |
4.4 |
14 |
VIRGINIA |
4.4 |
17 |
ARKANSAS |
4.5 |
17 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.5 |
19 |
KANSAS |
4.6 |
20 |
TEXAS |
4.7 |
21 |
VERMONT |
4.8 |
22 |
WISCONSIN |
4.9 |
23 |
ALABAMA |
5.1 |
23 |
ARIZONA |
5.1 |
23 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.1 |
26 |
COLORADO |
5.2 |
26 |
NEW YORK |
5.2 |
28 |
MAINE |
5.4 |
28 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.4 |
28 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.4 |
31 |
WASHINGTON |
5.7 |
32 |
CONNECTICUT |
5.8 |
32 |
MINNESOTA |
5.8 |
34 |
OREGON |
6.0 |
35 |
FLORIDA |
6.1 |
36 |
GEORGIA |
6.2 |
37 |
INDIANA |
6.3 |
38 |
MISSOURI |
6.4 |
39 |
NEVADA |
6.6 |
39 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.6 |
41 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.7 |
41 |
KENTUCKY |
6.7 |
43 |
ALASKA |
6.9 |
43 |
TENNESSEE |
6.9 |
45 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
7.0 |
46 |
OHIO |
7.2 |
47 |
CALIFORNIA |
7.3 |
47 |
ILLINOIS |
7.3 |
49 |
RHODE ISLAND |
7.7 |
50 |
MISSISSIPPI |
7.9 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
8.5 |
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
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