Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Mar. 2009p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
4.2 |
2 |
WYOMING |
4.5 |
3 |
NEBRASKA |
4.6 |
4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.9 |
5 |
IOWA |
5.2 |
5 |
UTAH |
5.2 |
7 |
LOUISIANA |
5.8 |
8 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.9 |
8 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.9 |
10 |
KANSAS |
6.1 |
10 |
MONTANA |
6.1 |
12 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
6.2 |
13 |
ARKANSAS |
6.5 |
14 |
TEXAS |
6.7 |
15 |
VIRGINIA |
6.8 |
16 |
MARYLAND |
6.9 |
16 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.9 |
18 |
IDAHO |
7.0 |
19 |
HAWAII |
7.1 |
20 |
VERMONT |
7.2 |
21 |
COLORADO |
7.5 |
21 |
CONNECTICUT |
7.5 |
23 |
DELAWARE |
7.7 |
24 |
ARIZONA |
7.8 |
24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
7.8 |
24 |
NEW YORK |
7.8 |
24 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.8 |
28 |
MAINE |
8.1 |
29 |
MINNESOTA |
8.2 |
30 |
NEW JERSEY |
8.3 |
31 |
ALASKA |
8.5 |
31 |
WISCONSIN |
8.5 |
33 |
MISSOURI |
8.7 |
34 |
ALABAMA |
9.0 |
35 |
ILLINOIS |
9.1 |
36 |
GEORGIA |
9.2 |
36 |
WASHINGTON |
9.2 |
38 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.4 |
39 |
TENNESSEE |
9.6 |
40 |
FLORIDA |
9.7 |
40 |
OHIO |
9.7 |
42 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
9.8 |
42 |
KENTUCKY |
9.8 |
44 |
INDIANA |
10.0 |
45 |
NEVADA |
10.4 |
46 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.5 |
47 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
10.8 |
48 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.2 |
49 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
11.4 |
50 |
OREGON |
12.1 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
12.6 |
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
Last Modified Date: April 17, 2009
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