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: 2001 |
Year: 2002 |
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
Rate |
Change
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UNITED STATES |
4.7 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
1 |
HAWAII |
4.2 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
2 |
MONTANA |
4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
4 |
WYOMING |
3.9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
5 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.3 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
5 |
MARYLAND |
4.1 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
5 |
NEVADA |
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
8 |
DELAWARE |
3.5 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
8 |
IDAHO |
4.9 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
8 |
KENTUCKY |
5.2 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
8 |
LOUISIANA |
5.4 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
12 |
ARKANSAS |
4.7 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
12 |
IOWA |
3.3 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
12 |
NEBRASKA |
3.1 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
12 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.9 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
12 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
12 |
TENNESSEE |
4.7 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
18 |
ALABAMA |
4.7 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
18 |
MAINE |
3.7 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
18 |
MINNESOTA |
3.8 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
18 |
MISSOURI |
4.5 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
18 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2.8 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
18 |
VERMONT |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
18 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.2 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
25 |
GEORGIA |
4.0 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
25 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.8 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
25 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.2 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
29 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
29 |
WISCONSIN |
4.4 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
31 |
FLORIDA |
4.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
31 |
INDIANA |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
31 |
MICHIGAN |
5.2 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
31 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
31 |
VIRGINIA |
3.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
36 |
ILLINOIS |
5.4 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
36 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.6 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
36 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.4 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
36 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.7 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
36 |
WASHINGTON |
6.2 |
7.3 |
1.1 |
41 |
OREGON |
6.4 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
42 |
ARIZONA |
4.7 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
42 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
42 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.1 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
42 |
NEW YORK |
4.9 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
42 |
OHIO |
4.4 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
47 |
TEXAS |
5.0 |
6.4 |
1.4 |
47 |
UTAH |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
49 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
50 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.7 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
51 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
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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