Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Sept. 2008 p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
2 |
WYOMING |
3.3 |
3 |
NEBRASKA |
3.5 |
3 |
UTAH |
3.5 |
5 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.6 |
6 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.8 |
7 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.0 |
8 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
4.1 |
9 |
IOWA |
4.2 |
10 |
VIRGINIA |
4.3 |
11 |
HAWAII |
4.5 |
11 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.5 |
13 |
MARYLAND |
4.6 |
13 |
MONTANA |
4.6 |
15 |
DELAWARE |
4.8 |
15 |
KANSAS |
4.8 |
17 |
ARKANSAS |
4.9 |
18 |
IDAHO |
5.0 |
18 |
WISCONSIN |
5.0 |
20 |
TEXAS |
5.1 |
21 |
COLORADO |
5.2 |
21 |
LOUISIANA |
5.2 |
21 |
VERMONT |
5.2 |
24 |
ALABAMA |
5.3 |
24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.3 |
26 |
MAINE |
5.6 |
27 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.7 |
28 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.8 |
28 |
NEW YORK |
5.8 |
28 |
WASHINGTON |
5.8 |
31 |
ARIZONA |
5.9 |
31 |
MINNESOTA |
5.9 |
33 |
CONNECTICUT |
6.1 |
34 |
INDIANA |
6.2 |
35 |
MISSOURI |
6.4 |
35 |
OREGON |
6.4 |
37 |
GEORGIA |
6.5 |
38 |
FLORIDA |
6.6 |
39 |
ALASKA |
6.8 |
40 |
ILLINOIS |
6.9 |
41 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
7.0 |
41 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
7.0 |
43 |
KENTUCKY |
7.1 |
44 |
OHIO |
7.2 |
44 |
TENNESSEE |
7.2 |
46 |
NEVADA |
7.3 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
7.3 |
48 |
CALIFORNIA |
7.7 |
49 |
MISSISSIPPI |
7.8 |
50 |
MICHIGAN |
8.7 |
51 |
RHODE ISLAND |
8.8 |
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
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