Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2007 Sept. 2008 p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 ARKANSAS 5.5 4.9 -0.6
2 OKLAHOMA 4.3 3.8 -0.5
3 WEST VIRGINIA 4.7 4.5 -0.2
4 WISCONSIN 4.9 5.0 0.1
5 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 3.6 0.3
5 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9 3.2 0.3
7 IOWA 3.8 4.2 0.4
7 NEBRASKA 3.1 3.5 0.4
7 WYOMING 2.9 3.3 0.4
10 ALASKA 6.3 6.8 0.5
11 NEW MEXICO 3.4 4.0 0.6
12 MAINE 4.9 5.6 0.7
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.4 4.1 0.7
12 UTAH 2.8 3.5 0.7
15 KANSAS 4.0 4.8 0.8
15 TEXAS 4.3 5.1 0.8
17 MASSACHUSETTS 4.4 5.3 0.9
18 MARYLAND 3.6 4.6 1.0
19 MISSOURI 5.3 6.4 1.1
19 OREGON 5.3 6.4 1.1
21 COLORADO 4.0 5.2 1.2
21 VIRGINIA 3.1 4.3 1.2
21 WASHINGTON 4.6 5.8 1.2
24 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.7 7.0 1.3
24 LOUISIANA 3.9 5.2 1.3
24 MINNESOTA 4.6 5.9 1.3
24 NEW YORK 4.5 5.8 1.3
24 PENNSYLVANIA 4.4 5.7 1.3
24 VERMONT 3.9 5.2 1.3
30 MICHIGAN 7.3 8.7 1.4
30 MONTANA 3.2 4.6 1.4
30 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.9 7.3 1.4
33 CONNECTICUT 4.6 6.1 1.5
33 DELAWARE 3.3 4.8 1.5
33 MISSISSIPPI 6.3 7.8 1.5
33 OHIO 5.7 7.2 1.5
37 NEW JERSEY 4.2 5.8 1.6
38 HAWAII 2.8 4.5 1.7
38 ILLINOIS 5.2 6.9 1.7
38 INDIANA 4.5 6.2 1.7
38 KENTUCKY 5.4 7.1 1.7
42 ALABAMA 3.5 5.3 1.8
43 GEORGIA 4.5 6.5 2.0
44 ARIZONA 3.8 5.9 2.1
44 CALIFORNIA 5.6 7.7 2.1
46 IDAHO 2.7 5.0 2.3
46 NEVADA 5.0 7.3 2.3
46 NORTH CAROLINA 4.7 7.0 2.3
46 TENNESSEE 4.9 7.2 2.3
50 FLORIDA 4.2 6.6 2.4
51 RHODE ISLAND 5.1 8.8 3.7

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. Estimates for both the current and prior year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

 

Last Modified Date: October 21, 2008