Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
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Year: 2007 |
Year: 2008 |
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
Rate |
Change
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UNITED STATES |
4.6 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
1 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.1 |
3.8 |
-0.3 |
2 |
ARKANSAS |
5.1 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
2 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
2 |
WISCONSIN |
4.7 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
5 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
7 |
WYOMING |
2.9 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
8 |
KANSAS |
4.1 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
8 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.5 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
10 |
IOWA |
3.7 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
10 |
NEBRASKA |
2.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
12 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
12 |
TEXAS |
4.4 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
14 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.3 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
15 |
NEW MEXICO |
3.5 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
15 |
UTAH |
2.7 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
17 |
LOUISIANA |
3.8 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
17 |
MAINE |
4.6 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
17 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.5 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
17 |
MINNESOTA |
4.6 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
17 |
VERMONT |
4.0 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
17 |
WASHINGTON |
4.5 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
23 |
KENTUCKY |
5.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
23 |
MARYLAND |
3.5 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
23 |
NEW YORK |
4.5 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
23 |
OHIO |
5.6 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
27 |
COLORADO |
3.9 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
27 |
MISSOURI |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
27 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.4 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
27 |
VIRGINIA |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
31 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.6 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
31 |
MONTANA |
3.4 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
33 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
34 |
HAWAII |
2.6 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
34 |
INDIANA |
4.6 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
34 |
MICHIGAN |
7.1 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
34 |
OREGON |
5.1 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
34 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.6 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
39 |
DELAWARE |
3.4 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
39 |
ILLINOIS |
5.1 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
41 |
ALABAMA |
3.5 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
41 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.5 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
43 |
GEORGIA |
4.6 |
6.2 |
1.6 |
43 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.7 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
43 |
TENNESSEE |
4.8 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
46 |
ARIZONA |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
47 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
48 |
IDAHO |
3.0 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
49 |
NEVADA |
4.7 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
50 |
FLORIDA |
4.1 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
51 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.2 |
7.8 |
2.6 |
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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