Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2008 Sept. 2008 p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEW MEXICO 4.6 4.0 -0.6
1 WYOMING 3.9 3.3 -0.6
3 CONNECTICUT 6.5 6.1 -0.4
3 ILLINOIS 7.3 6.9 -0.4
5 IOWA 4.5 4.2 -0.3
5 MINNESOTA 6.2 5.9 -0.3
5 MISSOURI 6.7 6.4 -0.3
5 SOUTH CAROLINA 7.6 7.3 -0.3
5 VIRGINIA 4.6 4.3 -0.3
10 COLORADO 5.4 5.2 -0.2
10 INDIANA 6.4 6.2 -0.2
10 MICHIGAN 8.9 8.7 -0.2
10 OHIO 7.4 7.2 -0.2
10 OKLAHOMA 4.0 3.8 -0.2
10 UTAH 3.7 3.5 -0.2
10 WASHINGTON 6.0 5.8 -0.2
17 ALASKA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
17 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.2 4.1 -0.1
17 NEW JERSEY 5.9 5.8 -0.1
17 OREGON 6.5 6.4 -0.1
17 PENNSYLVANIA 5.8 5.7 -0.1
17 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
17 WISCONSIN 5.1 5.0 -0.1
24 CALIFORNIA 7.7 7.7 0.0
24 DELAWARE 4.8 4.8 0.0
24 FLORIDA 6.6 6.6 0.0
24 NEBRASKA 3.5 3.5 0.0
24 NEW YORK 5.8 5.8 0.0
24 NORTH DAKOTA 3.6 3.6 0.0
30 ARKANSAS 4.8 4.9 0.1
30 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.9 7.0 0.1
30 KANSAS 4.7 4.8 0.1
30 MAINE 5.5 5.6 0.1
30 MARYLAND 4.5 4.6 0.1
30 MASSACHUSETTS 5.2 5.3 0.1
30 MISSISSIPPI 7.7 7.8 0.1
30 NORTH CAROLINA 6.9 7.0 0.1
30 TEXAS 5.0 5.1 0.1
39 GEORGIA 6.3 6.5 0.2
39 MONTANA 4.4 4.6 0.2
39 NEVADA 7.1 7.3 0.2
39 RHODE ISLAND 8.6 8.8 0.2
43 ARIZONA 5.6 5.9 0.3
43 HAWAII 4.2 4.5 0.3
43 KENTUCKY 6.8 7.1 0.3
43 VERMONT 4.9 5.2 0.3
47 ALABAMA 4.9 5.3 0.4
47 IDAHO 4.6 5.0 0.4
47 WEST VIRGINIA 4.1 4.5 0.4
50 LOUISIANA 4.7 5.2 0.5
51 TENNESSEE 6.6 7.2 0.6

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: October 21, 2008