Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2007
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
4.6 |
1 |
HAWAII |
2.6 |
2 |
UTAH |
2.7 |
3 |
NEBRASKA |
2.9 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
3 |
WYOMING |
2.9 |
6 |
IDAHO |
3.0 |
6 |
VIRGINIA |
3.0 |
8 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
9 |
DELAWARE |
3.4 |
9 |
MONTANA |
3.4 |
11 |
ALABAMA |
3.5 |
11 |
MARYLAND |
3.5 |
11 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.5 |
11 |
NEW MEXICO |
3.5 |
15 |
IOWA |
3.7 |
16 |
ARIZONA |
3.8 |
16 |
LOUISIANA |
3.8 |
18 |
COLORADO |
3.9 |
19 |
VERMONT |
4.0 |
20 |
FLORIDA |
4.1 |
20 |
KANSAS |
4.1 |
20 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.1 |
23 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
23 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.3 |
25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.4 |
25 |
TEXAS |
4.4 |
27 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.5 |
27 |
NEW YORK |
4.5 |
27 |
WASHINGTON |
4.5 |
30 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.6 |
30 |
GEORGIA |
4.6 |
30 |
INDIANA |
4.6 |
30 |
MAINE |
4.6 |
30 |
MINNESOTA |
4.6 |
35 |
NEVADA |
4.7 |
35 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.7 |
35 |
WISCONSIN |
4.7 |
38 |
TENNESSEE |
4.8 |
39 |
ARKANSAS |
5.1 |
39 |
ILLINOIS |
5.1 |
39 |
MISSOURI |
5.1 |
39 |
OREGON |
5.1 |
43 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.2 |
44 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
45 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.5 |
45 |
KENTUCKY |
5.5 |
47 |
OHIO |
5.6 |
47 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.6 |
49 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
50 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.3 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
7.1 |
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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