Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.0 4.2 1.2
2 IOWA 3.9 5.2 1.3
3 NEBRASKA 3.1 4.6 1.5
4 LOUISIANA 4.2 5.8 1.6
4 WYOMING 2.9 4.5 1.6
6 ARKANSAS 4.8 6.5 1.7
7 UTAH 3.3 5.2 1.9
8 ALASKA 6.5 8.5 2.0
8 KANSAS 4.1 6.1 2.0
8 MONTANA 4.1 6.1 2.0
8 NEW MEXICO 3.9 5.9 2.0
12 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.8 4.9 2.1
12 TEXAS 4.6 6.7 2.1
14 CONNECTICUT 5.3 7.5 2.2
15 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.7 6.2 2.5
16 OKLAHOMA 3.3 5.9 2.6
16 VERMONT 4.6 7.2 2.6
18 WEST VIRGINIA 4.2 6.9 2.7
19 COLORADO 4.6 7.5 2.9
19 IDAHO 4.1 7.0 2.9
19 PENNSYLVANIA 4.9 7.8 2.9
22 NEW YORK 4.8 7.8 3.0
23 ARIZONA 4.7 7.8 3.1
23 ILLINOIS 6.0 9.1 3.1
23 MAINE 5.0 8.1 3.1
23 MARYLAND 3.8 6.9 3.1
23 MASSACHUSETTS 4.7 7.8 3.1
23 MINNESOTA 5.1 8.2 3.1
23 MISSOURI 5.6 8.7 3.1
30 VIRGINIA 3.6 6.8 3.2
31 MISSISSIPPI 6.1 9.4 3.3
32 NEW JERSEY 4.8 8.3 3.5
33 DELAWARE 4.1 7.7 3.6
33 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.2 9.8 3.6
33 GEORGIA 5.6 9.2 3.6
33 OHIO 6.1 9.7 3.6
37 RHODE ISLAND 6.8 10.5 3.7
38 KENTUCKY 5.9 9.8 3.9
38 TENNESSEE 5.7 9.6 3.9
40 HAWAII 3.1 7.1 4.0
41 WISCONSIN 4.4 8.5 4.1
42 FLORIDA 5.4 9.7 4.3
43 WASHINGTON 4.8 9.2 4.4
44 ALABAMA 4.3 9.0 4.7
44 INDIANA 5.3 10.0 4.7
46 CALIFORNIA 6.4 11.2 4.8
46 NEVADA 5.6 10.4 4.8
48 MICHIGAN 7.6 12.6 5.0
49 NORTH CAROLINA 5.4 10.8 5.4
50 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.9 11.4 5.5
51 OREGON 5.5 12.1 6.6

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