Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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July 2007 |
July 2008p
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
Rate |
Change |
1 |
ARKANSAS |
5.5 |
4.5 |
-1.0 |
2 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.4 |
4.1 |
-0.3 |
3 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.7 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
4 |
WISCONSIN |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
6 |
LOUISIANA |
3.7 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
7 |
NEBRASKA |
3.1 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
7 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
9 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.5 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
9 |
TEXAS |
4.3 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
9 |
WYOMING |
3.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
12 |
IOWA |
3.8 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
12 |
KANSAS |
4.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
12 |
NEW YORK |
4.7 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
15 |
MAINE |
4.8 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
15 |
NEW MEXICO |
3.5 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
17 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
17 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.4 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
17 |
OREGON |
5.3 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
20 |
MARYLAND |
3.6 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
20 |
UTAH |
2.7 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
22 |
MONTANA |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
23 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.7 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
23 |
VERMONT |
3.8 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
25 |
DELAWARE |
3.3 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.3 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
25 |
WASHINGTON |
4.6 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
28 |
KENTUCKY |
5.5 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
28 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.2 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
28 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.8 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
31 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
31 |
HAWAII |
2.6 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
31 |
MINNESOTA |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
31 |
MISSOURI |
5.1 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
35 |
ARIZONA |
3.7 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
35 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
35 |
IDAHO |
2.7 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
35 |
MICHIGAN |
7.1 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
35 |
VIRGINIA |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
40 |
ALABAMA |
3.6 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
40 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.4 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
42 |
OHIO |
5.6 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
43 |
GEORGIA |
4.4 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
43 |
NEVADA |
4.8 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
45 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
45 |
INDIANA |
4.4 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
45 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.7 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
48 |
FLORIDA |
4.1 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
49 |
ILLINOIS |
5.1 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
50 |
TENNESSEE |
4.6 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
51 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.0 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for both the current and prior year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.
Last Modified Date: August 15, 2008
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