Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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June 2008 |
July 2008p
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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
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