Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2006
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
4.6 |
1 |
HAWAII |
2.5 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
3.0 |
2 |
UTAH |
3.0 |
2 |
VIRGINIA |
3.0 |
5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
6 |
IDAHO |
3.2 |
6 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
8 |
MONTANA |
3.3 |
8 |
WYOMING |
3.3 |
10 |
FLORIDA |
3.4 |
11 |
ALABAMA |
3.5 |
11 |
DELAWARE |
3.5 |
11 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.5 |
14 |
VERMONT |
3.7 |
15 |
IOWA |
3.8 |
15 |
MARYLAND |
3.8 |
17 |
LOUISIANA |
3.9 |
18 |
MINNESOTA |
4.0 |
19 |
ARIZONA |
4.1 |
19 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.1 |
21 |
NEVADA |
4.2 |
22 |
COLORADO |
4.3 |
22 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
22 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.3 |
25 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.4 |
26 |
GEORGIA |
4.6 |
26 |
ILLINOIS |
4.6 |
26 |
MAINE |
4.6 |
26 |
NEW YORK |
4.6 |
26 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.6 |
31 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.7 |
31 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.7 |
31 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.7 |
31 |
WISCONSIN |
4.7 |
35 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.8 |
35 |
MISSOURI |
4.8 |
37 |
CALIFORNIA |
4.9 |
37 |
INDIANA |
4.9 |
37 |
TEXAS |
4.9 |
37 |
WASHINGTON |
4.9 |
41 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.1 |
41 |
TENNESSEE |
5.1 |
43 |
ARKANSAS |
5.3 |
44 |
OHIO |
5.4 |
44 |
OREGON |
5.4 |
46 |
KENTUCKY |
5.8 |
47 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.9 |
48 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.4 |
49 |
ALASKA |
6.5 |
50 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.7 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
6.9 |
Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data have been revised to incorporate updated population controls and re-estimation. Annual average state estimates do not sum to the U.S. total.
Last Modified Date: February 29, 2008
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