Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted |
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Feb. 2009 | Mar. 2009p |
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Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change |
1 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 9.9 | 9.8 | -0.1 |
1 | NORTH DAKOTA | 4.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
3 | GEORGIA | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
3 | NEW YORK | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
3 | RHODE ISLAND | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
6 | ARKANSAS | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
6 | CONNECTICUT | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
6 | FLORIDA | 9.6 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
6 | LOUISIANA | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
6 | MARYLAND | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
6 | MASSACHUSETTS | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
6 | MONTANA | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
6 | NEW JERSEY | 8.2 | 8.3 | 0.1 |
6 | NORTH CAROLINA | 10.7 | 10.8 | 0.1 |
6 | UTAH | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
6 | VERMONT | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
17 | KANSAS | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
17 | MINNESOTA | 8.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
17 | OHIO | 9.5 | 9.7 | 0.2 |
17 | TEXAS | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
17 | VIRGINIA | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
22 | COLORADO | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
22 | IDAHO | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
22 | IOWA | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
22 | MAINE | 7.8 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
22 | MISSISSIPPI | 9.1 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
22 | NEBRASKA | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
22 | PENNSYLVANIA | 7.5 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
22 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
30 | ARIZONA | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
30 | DELAWARE | 7.3 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
30 | MISSOURI | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 |
30 | NEVADA | 10.0 | 10.4 | 0.4 |
30 | OKLAHOMA | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
35 | ILLINOIS | 8.6 | 9.1 | 0.5 |
35 | KENTUCKY | 9.3 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
35 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
35 | NEW MEXICO | 5.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
35 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 10.9 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
40 | ALABAMA | 8.4 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
40 | ALASKA | 7.9 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
40 | CALIFORNIA | 10.6 | 11.2 | 0.6 |
40 | HAWAII | 6.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
40 | INDIANA | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
40 | MICHIGAN | 12.0 | 12.6 | 0.6 |
40 | TENNESSEE | 9.0 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
40 | WYOMING | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
48 | WISCONSIN | 7.8 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
49 | WASHINGTON | 8.3 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
49 | WEST VIRGINIA | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
51 | OREGON | 10.7 | 12.1 | 1.4 |
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
 
Last Modified Date: April 17, 2009
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