Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2000
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
4.0 |
1 |
CONNECTICUT |
2.3 |
1 |
VIRGINIA |
2.3 |
3 |
COLORADO |
2.7 |
3 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
2.7 |
3 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2.7 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.7 |
3 |
VERMONT |
2.7 |
8 |
IOWA |
2.8 |
8 |
NEBRASKA |
2.8 |
10 |
INDIANA |
2.9 |
10 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
12 |
MINNESOTA |
3.1 |
12 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.1 |
14 |
DELAWARE |
3.3 |
14 |
MAINE |
3.3 |
14 |
MISSOURI |
3.3 |
17 |
UTAH |
3.4 |
17 |
WISCONSIN |
3.4 |
19 |
GEORGIA |
3.5 |
20 |
MARYLAND |
3.6 |
20 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
3.6 |
22 |
MICHIGAN |
3.7 |
22 |
NEW JERSEY |
3.7 |
22 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3.7 |
25 |
FLORIDA |
3.8 |
25 |
KANSAS |
3.8 |
25 |
WYOMING |
3.8 |
28 |
ARIZONA |
4.0 |
28 |
HAWAII |
4.0 |
28 |
OHIO |
4.0 |
28 |
TENNESSEE |
4.0 |
32 |
ALABAMA |
4.1 |
33 |
ARKANSAS |
4.2 |
33 |
KENTUCKY |
4.2 |
33 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.2 |
33 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.2 |
37 |
TEXAS |
4.4 |
38 |
ILLINOIS |
4.5 |
38 |
NEVADA |
4.5 |
38 |
NEW YORK |
4.5 |
41 |
IDAHO |
4.6 |
42 |
MONTANA |
4.8 |
43 |
CALIFORNIA |
4.9 |
44 |
LOUISIANA |
5.0 |
44 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.0 |
44 |
WASHINGTON |
5.0 |
47 |
OREGON |
5.1 |
48 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.5 |
49 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.7 |
49 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.7 |
51 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
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
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