Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Mar. 2009p
RankStateRate
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