Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2004
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
5.5 |
1 |
HAWAII |
3.2 |
2 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.7 |
3 |
VERMONT |
3.7 |
3 |
VIRGINIA |
3.7 |
6 |
DELAWARE |
3.9 |
6 |
NEBRASKA |
3.9 |
6 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.9 |
6 |
WYOMING |
3.9 |
10 |
MONTANA |
4.1 |
11 |
MARYLAND |
4.3 |
12 |
NEVADA |
4.5 |
13 |
IDAHO |
4.6 |
13 |
MAINE |
4.6 |
13 |
MINNESOTA |
4.6 |
16 |
FLORIDA |
4.7 |
16 |
GEORGIA |
4.7 |
16 |
IOWA |
4.7 |
19 |
ARIZONA |
4.9 |
19 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.9 |
19 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.9 |
22 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.0 |
22 |
UTAH |
5.0 |
22 |
WISCONSIN |
5.0 |
25 |
ALABAMA |
5.1 |
26 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.2 |
26 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.2 |
28 |
INDIANA |
5.3 |
28 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.3 |
30 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.4 |
30 |
TENNESSEE |
5.4 |
32 |
KANSAS |
5.5 |
32 |
LOUISIANA |
5.5 |
32 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.5 |
35 |
ARKANSAS |
5.6 |
35 |
COLORADO |
5.6 |
35 |
KENTUCKY |
5.6 |
38 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.7 |
39 |
MISSOURI |
5.8 |
39 |
NEW YORK |
5.8 |
41 |
TEXAS |
6.0 |
42 |
OHIO |
6.1 |
43 |
CALIFORNIA |
6.2 |
43 |
ILLINOIS |
6.2 |
43 |
WASHINGTON |
6.2 |
46 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.4 |
47 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.8 |
48 |
MICHIGAN |
7.1 |
49 |
OREGON |
7.3 |
50 |
ALASKA |
7.4 |
51 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
7.5 |
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 29, 2008
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