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: 1999 |
Year: 2000 |
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
Rate |
Change
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UNITED STATES |
4.2 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
1 |
WYOMING |
4.9 |
3.8 |
-1.1 |
2 |
HAWAII |
5.0 |
4.0 |
-1.0 |
3 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.5 |
5.7 |
-0.8 |
3 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.5 |
3.7 |
-0.8 |
3 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.3 |
5.5 |
-0.8 |
6 |
NEW YORK |
5.2 |
4.5 |
-0.7 |
7 |
MAINE |
3.9 |
3.3 |
-0.6 |
7 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.3 |
2.7 |
-0.6 |
7 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.6 |
5.0 |
-0.6 |
10 |
ARIZONA |
4.5 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
10 |
MONTANA |
5.3 |
4.8 |
-0.5 |
10 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.6 |
3.1 |
-0.5 |
10 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
4.1 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
14 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.3 |
4.9 |
-0.4 |
14 |
CONNECTICUT |
2.7 |
2.3 |
-0.4 |
14 |
KENTUCKY |
4.6 |
4.2 |
-0.4 |
14 |
OREGON |
5.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
14 |
VIRGINIA |
2.7 |
2.3 |
-0.4 |
19 |
COLORADO |
3.0 |
2.7 |
-0.3 |
19 |
GEORGIA |
3.8 |
3.5 |
-0.3 |
19 |
IDAHO |
4.9 |
4.6 |
-0.3 |
19 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
2.9 |
-0.3 |
19 |
OHIO |
4.3 |
4.0 |
-0.3 |
19 |
TEXAS |
4.7 |
4.4 |
-0.3 |
25 |
ALABAMA |
4.3 |
4.1 |
-0.2 |
25 |
ARKANSAS |
4.4 |
4.2 |
-0.2 |
25 |
FLORIDA |
4.0 |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.4 |
4.2 |
-0.2 |
25 |
UTAH |
3.6 |
3.4 |
-0.2 |
25 |
VERMONT |
2.9 |
2.7 |
-0.2 |
31 |
MICHIGAN |
3.8 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
31 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2.8 |
2.7 |
-0.1 |
31 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.8 |
2.7 |
-0.1 |
31 |
TENNESSEE |
4.1 |
4.0 |
-0.1 |
35 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
35 |
DELAWARE |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
35 |
ILLINOIS |
4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
35 |
INDIANA |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
35 |
MARYLAND |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
35 |
NEBRASKA |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
35 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.2 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
42 |
IOWA |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
42 |
MISSOURI |
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
42 |
NEVADA |
4.3 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
42 |
WASHINGTON |
4.8 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
46 |
KANSAS |
3.5 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
46 |
LOUISIANA |
4.7 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
46 |
MINNESOTA |
2.8 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
46 |
WISCONSIN |
3.1 |
3.4 |
0.3 |
50 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
50 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3.3 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
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: March 1, 2006
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