Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
June 2009 July 2009p
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