Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted |
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June 2009 | July 2009p |
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Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change |
1 | VERMONT | 7.3 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
2 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 10.9 | 10.6 | -0.3 |
2 | HAWAII | 7.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
2 | MINNESOTA | 8.4 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
2 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 12.1 | 11.8 | -0.3 |
6 | DELAWARE | 8.4 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
6 | MAINE | 8.6 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
6 | MICHIGAN | 15.2 | 15.0 | -0.2 |
6 | VIRGINIA | 7.1 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
10 | CONNECTICUT | 7.9c | 7.8 | -0.1c |
10 | INDIANA | 10.7 | 10.6 | -0.1 |
10 | NEBRASKA | 5.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
10 | NEW YORK | 8.7 | 8.6 | -0.1 |
10 | OREGON | 12.0 | 11.9 | -0.1 |
10 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 5.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
10 | TENNESSEE | 10.8 | 10.7 | -0.1 |
10 | WASHINGTON | 9.2 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
10 | WEST VIRGINIA | 9.1 | 9.0 | -0.1 |
19 | ALASKA | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
19 | FLORIDA | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
19 | MISSOURI | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
19 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
19 | NORTH CAROLINA | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
19 | NORTH DAKOTA | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
19 | WISCONSIN | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
26 | ALABAMA | 10.1 | 10.2 | 0.1 |
26 | ILLINOIS | 10.3 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
26 | KENTUCKY | 10.9 | 11.0 | 0.1 |
26 | MARYLAND | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
26 | NEW JERSEY | 9.2 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
26 | OHIO | 11.1 | 11.2 | 0.1 |
26 | OKLAHOMA | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
26 | PENNSYLVANIA | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
34 | ARKANSAS | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
34 | COLORADO | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
34 | GEORGIA | 10.1 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
34 | MASSACHUSETTS | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
34 | NEW MEXICO | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
39 | CALIFORNIA | 11.6 | 11.9 | 0.3 |
39 | IOWA | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
39 | MONTANA | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
39 | RHODE ISLAND | 12.4 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
39 | UTAH | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
44 | IDAHO | 8.4 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
44 | KANSAS | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
44 | TEXAS | 7.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
47 | ARIZONA | 8.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
48 | LOUISIANA | 6.8 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
48 | MISSISSIPPI | 9.1 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
48 | NEVADA | 11.9 | 12.5 | 0.6 |
48 | WYOMING | 5.9 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
c = corrected.
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: August 25, 2009
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