Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted |
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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
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