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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Aug. 2008 | Sept. 2008 p |
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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
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