Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual AverageRankings Year: 2001
|
Rank |
State |
Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
4.7 |
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2.8 |
2 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.1 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
3.1 |
2 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
5 |
VIRGINIA |
3.2 |
6 |
IOWA |
3.3 |
6 |
VERMONT |
3.3 |
8 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.4 |
9 |
DELAWARE |
3.5 |
10 |
MAINE |
3.7 |
10 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.7 |
10 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.7 |
13 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
13 |
MINNESOTA |
3.8 |
15 |
WYOMING |
3.9 |
16 |
GEORGIA |
4.0 |
17 |
MARYLAND |
4.1 |
18 |
HAWAII |
4.2 |
18 |
INDIANA |
4.2 |
20 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
20 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
22 |
OHIO |
4.4 |
22 |
UTAH |
4.4 |
22 |
WISCONSIN |
4.4 |
25 |
MISSOURI |
4.5 |
25 |
MONTANA |
4.5 |
25 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.5 |
28 |
ALABAMA |
4.7 |
28 |
ARIZONA |
4.7 |
28 |
ARKANSAS |
4.7 |
28 |
FLORIDA |
4.7 |
28 |
TENNESSEE |
4.7 |
33 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.8 |
34 |
IDAHO |
4.9 |
34 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.9 |
34 |
NEW YORK |
4.9 |
37 |
TEXAS |
5.0 |
38 |
KENTUCKY |
5.2 |
38 |
MICHIGAN |
5.2 |
38 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.2 |
38 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.2 |
42 |
NEVADA |
5.3 |
43 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
43 |
ILLINOIS |
5.4 |
43 |
LOUISIANA |
5.4 |
46 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.6 |
46 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.6 |
48 |
ALASKA |
6.2 |
48 |
WASHINGTON |
6.2 |
50 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.3 |
51 |
OREGON |
6.4 |
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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