Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
July 2007 July 2008p
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