Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted July 2009p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
4.2 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.9 |
2 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.9 |
4 |
UTAH |
6.0 |
5 |
IOWA |
6.5 |
5 |
OKLAHOMA |
6.5 |
5 |
WYOMING |
6.5 |
8 |
MONTANA |
6.7 |
9 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
6.8 |
9 |
VERMONT |
6.8 |
11 |
VIRGINIA |
6.9 |
12 |
HAWAII |
7.0 |
12 |
NEW MEXICO |
7.0 |
14 |
MARYLAND |
7.3 |
15 |
ARKANSAS |
7.4 |
15 |
KANSAS |
7.4 |
15 |
LOUISIANA |
7.4 |
18 |
COLORADO |
7.8 |
18 |
CONNECTICUT |
7.8 |
20 |
TEXAS |
7.9 |
21 |
MINNESOTA |
8.1 |
22 |
DELAWARE |
8.2 |
23 |
ALASKA |
8.3 |
24 |
MAINE |
8.4 |
25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
8.5 |
26 |
NEW YORK |
8.6 |
27 |
IDAHO |
8.8 |
27 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
8.8 |
29 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
9.0 |
29 |
WISCONSIN |
9.0 |
31 |
WASHINGTON |
9.1 |
32 |
ARIZONA |
9.2 |
33 |
MISSOURI |
9.3 |
33 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.3 |
35 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.7 |
36 |
ALABAMA |
10.2 |
37 |
GEORGIA |
10.3 |
38 |
ILLINOIS |
10.4 |
39 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
10.6 |
39 |
INDIANA |
10.6 |
41 |
FLORIDA |
10.7 |
41 |
TENNESSEE |
10.7 |
43 |
KENTUCKY |
11.0 |
43 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
11.0 |
45 |
OHIO |
11.2 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
11.8 |
47 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.9 |
47 |
OREGON |
11.9 |
49 |
NEVADA |
12.5 |
50 |
RHODE ISLAND |
12.7 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
15.0 |
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 21, 2009
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