Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2005
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
5.1 |
1 |
HAWAII |
2.7 |
2 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.4 |
3 |
VERMONT |
3.5 |
3 |
VIRGINIA |
3.5 |
5 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.6 |
5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.6 |
7 |
WYOMING |
3.7 |
8 |
MONTANA |
3.8 |
9 |
ALABAMA |
3.9 |
9 |
FLORIDA |
3.9 |
9 |
IDAHO |
3.9 |
9 |
NEBRASKA |
3.9 |
13 |
DELAWARE |
4.0 |
14 |
MARYLAND |
4.1 |
15 |
MINNESOTA |
4.2 |
15 |
NEVADA |
4.2 |
15 |
UTAH |
4.2 |
18 |
IOWA |
4.3 |
19 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.5 |
19 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.5 |
21 |
ARIZONA |
4.6 |
22 |
MAINE |
4.8 |
22 |
WISCONSIN |
4.8 |
24 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.9 |
24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.9 |
26 |
NEW YORK |
5.0 |
26 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.0 |
26 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.0 |
29 |
ARKANSAS |
5.1 |
29 |
COLORADO |
5.1 |
29 |
KANSAS |
5.1 |
29 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.1 |
33 |
GEORGIA |
5.2 |
33 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.2 |
35 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.3 |
36 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
36 |
INDIANA |
5.4 |
36 |
MISSOURI |
5.4 |
36 |
TEXAS |
5.4 |
40 |
WASHINGTON |
5.5 |
41 |
TENNESSEE |
5.6 |
42 |
ILLINOIS |
5.8 |
43 |
OHIO |
5.9 |
44 |
KENTUCKY |
6.0 |
45 |
OREGON |
6.2 |
46 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.6 |
47 |
LOUISIANA |
6.7 |
47 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.7 |
49 |
ALASKA |
6.9 |
49 |
MICHIGAN |
6.9 |
51 |
MISSISSIPPI |
7.8 |
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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