Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2008 p
RankStateRate
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