Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2008
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
5.8 |
1 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
2 |
WYOMING |
3.1 |
3 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
4 |
NEBRASKA |
3.3 |
5 |
UTAH |
3.4 |
6 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.8 |
6 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.8 |
8 |
HAWAII |
3.9 |
9 |
VIRGINIA |
4.0 |
10 |
IOWA |
4.1 |
11 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.2 |
12 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.3 |
13 |
KANSAS |
4.4 |
13 |
MARYLAND |
4.4 |
15 |
MONTANA |
4.5 |
16 |
LOUISIANA |
4.6 |
17 |
WISCONSIN |
4.7 |
18 |
DELAWARE |
4.8 |
18 |
VERMONT |
4.8 |
20 |
COLORADO |
4.9 |
20 |
IDAHO |
4.9 |
20 |
TEXAS |
4.9 |
23 |
ALABAMA |
5.0 |
24 |
ARKANSAS |
5.1 |
25 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.3 |
25 |
WASHINGTON |
5.3 |
27 |
MAINE |
5.4 |
27 |
MINNESOTA |
5.4 |
27 |
NEW YORK |
5.4 |
27 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.4 |
31 |
ARIZONA |
5.5 |
31 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.5 |
33 |
CONNECTICUT |
5.7 |
34 |
INDIANA |
5.9 |
35 |
MISSOURI |
6.1 |
36 |
FLORIDA |
6.2 |
36 |
GEORGIA |
6.2 |
38 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.3 |
39 |
KENTUCKY |
6.4 |
39 |
OREGON |
6.4 |
39 |
TENNESSEE |
6.4 |
42 |
ILLINOIS |
6.5 |
42 |
OHIO |
6.5 |
44 |
ALASKA |
6.7 |
44 |
NEVADA |
6.7 |
46 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.9 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.9 |
48 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
7.0 |
49 |
CALIFORNIA |
7.2 |
50 |
RHODE ISLAND |
7.8 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
8.4 |
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 27, 2009
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