Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2005 Year: 2006
Rank State Rate Rate Change
UNITED STATES 5.1 4.6 -0.5
1 LOUISIANA 6.7 3.9 -2.8
2 ILLINOIS 5.8 4.6 -1.2
3 UTAH 4.1 3.0 -1.1
4 MISSISSIPPI 7.8 6.8 -1.0
4 NEW MEXICO 5.2 4.2 -1.0
6 NEBRASKA 3.9 3.0 -0.9
6 OREGON 6.2 5.3 -0.9
8 KANSAS 5.1 4.3 -0.8
9 COLORADO 5.1 4.4 -0.7
9 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.5 5.8 -0.7
9 IDAHO 3.7 3.0 -0.7
12 GEORGIA 5.2 4.6 -0.6
12 MISSOURI 5.4 4.8 -0.6
12 WASHINGTON 5.5 4.9 -0.6
15 ARIZONA 4.6 4.1 -0.5
15 CALIFORNIA 5.4 4.9 -0.5
15 CONNECTICUT 4.9 4.4 -0.5
15 DELAWARE 4.0 3.5 -0.5
15 IOWA 4.3 3.8 -0.5
15 NORTH CAROLINA 5.3 4.8 -0.5
15 OHIO 5.9 5.4 -0.5
15 PENNSYLVANIA 5.0 4.5 -0.5
15 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.6 3.1 -0.5
15 TEXAS 5.4 4.9 -0.5
15 VIRGINIA 3.5 3.0 -0.5
26 ALASKA 6.9 6.5 -0.4
26 FLORIDA 3.8 3.4 -0.4
26 INDIANA 5.4 5.0 -0.4
26 MONTANA 3.7 3.3 -0.4
26 NEW YORK 5.0 4.6 -0.4
26 OKLAHOMA 4.5 4.1 -0.4
26 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.7 6.3 -0.4
26 TENNESSEE 5.6 5.2 -0.4
26 WYOMING 3.7 3.3 -0.4
35 ALABAMA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
35 MAINE 4.9 4.6 -0.3
35 MARYLAND 4.1 3.8 -0.3
35 WEST VIRGINIA 4.9 4.6 -0.3
39 HAWAII 2.7 2.5 -0.2
39 KENTUCKY 6.1 5.9 -0.2
39 NEVADA 4.5 4.3 -0.2
39 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4 3.2 -0.2
43 MINNESOTA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
43 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.6 3.5 -0.1
43 RHODE ISLAND 5.1 5.0 -0.1
43 WISCONSIN 4.8 4.7 -0.1
47 MASSACHUSETTS 4.8 4.8 0.0
48 ARKANSAS 5.1 5.2 0.1
48 MICHIGAN 6.8 6.9 0.1
48 NEW JERSEY 4.5 4.6 0.1
51 VERMONT 3.5 3.7 0.2

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