| | | Unemployment Rate (percent) | | | FIPS* ![](up.gif) | Name | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Median Household Income (2007) | 1 | 00000 | United States | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | $50,740 | 2 | 01000 | Alabama | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | $40,596 | 3 | 02000 | Alaska | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | $62,854 | 4 | 04000 | Arizona | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | $49,923 | 5 | 05000 | Arkansas | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | $38,239 | 6 | 06000 | California | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | $59,928 | 7 | 08000 | Colorado | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | $55,517 | 8 | 09000 | Connecticut | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | $65,969 | 9 | 10000 | Delaware | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | $55,988 | 10 | 11000 | District of Columbia | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | $54,812 | 11 | 12000 | Florida | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | $47,804 | 12 | 13000 | Georgia | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | $49,080 | 13 | 15000 | Hawaii | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | $62,613 | 14 | 16000 | Idaho | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | $46,136 | 15 | 17000 | Illinois | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | $54,141 | 16 | 18000 | Indiana | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | $47,422 | 17 | 19000 | Iowa | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | $47,324 | 18 | 20000 | Kansas | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | $47,341 | 19 | 21000 | Kentucky | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | $40,299 | 20 | 22000 | Louisiana | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | $40,866 | 21 | 23000 | Maine | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | $45,832 | 22 | 24000 | Maryland | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | $67,989 | 23 | 25000 | Massachusetts | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | $62,383 | 24 | 26000 | Michigan | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | $47,931 | 25 | 27000 | Minnesota | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | $55,664 | 26 | 28000 | Mississippi | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | $36,424 | 27 | 29000 | Missouri | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | $45,012 | 28 | 30000 | Montana | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | $43,000 | 29 | 31000 | Nebraska | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | $47,072 | 30 | 32000 | Nevada | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | $54,996 | 31 | 33000 | New Hampshire | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | $62,048 | 32 | 34000 | New Jersey | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | $67,142 | 33 | 35000 | New Mexico | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | $41,509 | 34 | 36000 | New York | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | $53,448 | 35 | 37000 | North Carolina | 3.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | $44,772 | 36 | 38000 | North Dakota | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | $43,936 | 37 | 39000 | Ohio | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | $46,645 | 38 | 40000 | Oklahoma | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | $41,551 | 39 | 41000 | Oregon | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | $48,735 | 40 | 42000 | Pennsylvania | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | $48,562 | 41 | 44000 | Rhode Island | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | $52,755 | 42 | 45000 | South Carolina | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | $43,508 | 43 | 46000 | South Dakota | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | $43,507 | 44 | 47000 | Tennessee | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | $42,389 | 45 | 48000 | Texas | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | $47,563 | 46 | 49000 | Utah | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | $55,220 | 47 | 50000 | Vermont | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | $49,698 | 48 | 51000 | Virginia | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | $59,575 | 49 | 53000 | Washington | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | $55,628 | 50 | 54000 | West Virginia | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | $37,057 | 51 | 55000 | Wisconsin | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | $50,567 | 52 | 56000 | Wyoming | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | $52,433 |
Sources: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data.
Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Program
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