Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted |
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July 2008 | July 2009p | |||
Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change |
1 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
2 | ALASKA | 6.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
2 | NEBRASKA | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
4 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 |
5 | CONNECTICUT | 5.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
6 | MONTANA | 4.5 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
6 | VERMONT | 4.6 | 6.8 | 2.2 |
8 | ARKANSAS | 5.0 | 7.4 | 2.4 |
8 | IOWA | 4.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
8 | MISSISSIPPI | 7.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 |
11 | OKLAHOMA | 3.9 | 6.5 | 2.6 |
11 | UTAH | 3.4 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
13 | MINNESOTA | 5.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 |
14 | NEW MEXICO | 4.2 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
15 | COLORADO | 4.9 | 7.8 | 2.9 |
15 | MARYLAND | 4.4 | 7.3 | 2.9 |
15 | VIRGINIA | 4.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 |
18 | HAWAII | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
18 | LOUISIANA | 4.4 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
18 | MAINE | 5.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
18 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 3.8 | 6.8 | 3.0 |
18 | TEXAS | 4.9 | 7.9 | 3.0 |
23 | KANSAS | 4.3 | 7.4 | 3.1 |
23 | PENNSYLVANIA | 5.4 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
25 | MISSOURI | 6.1 | 9.3 | 3.2 |
25 | NEW YORK | 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 |
25 | WYOMING | 3.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 |
28 | DELAWARE | 4.8 | 8.2 | 3.4 |
29 | ARIZONA | 5.7 | 9.2 | 3.5 |
30 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 7.0 | 10.6 | 3.6 |
30 | MASSACHUSETTS | 5.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
32 | ILLINOIS | 6.7 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
33 | IDAHO | 5.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 |
33 | NEW JERSEY | 5.5 | 9.3 | 3.8 |
33 | WASHINGTON | 5.3 | 9.1 | 3.8 |
36 | GEORGIA | 6.2 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
36 | TENNESSEE | 6.6 | 10.7 | 4.1 |
38 | FLORIDA | 6.3 | 10.7 | 4.4 |
38 | WISCONSIN | 4.6 | 9.0 | 4.4 |
40 | KENTUCKY | 6.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 |
40 | OHIO | 6.7 | 11.2 | 4.5 |
42 | CALIFORNIA | 7.3 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
42 | INDIANA | 6.0 | 10.6 | 4.6 |
44 | NORTH CAROLINA | 6.3 | 11.0 | 4.7 |
45 | RHODE ISLAND | 7.9 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
45 | WEST VIRGINIA | 4.2 | 9.0 | 4.8 |
47 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 6.9 | 11.8 | 4.9 |
48 | ALABAMA | 5.1 | 10.2 | 5.1 |
49 | OREGON | 6.3 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
50 | NEVADA | 6.7 | 12.5 | 5.8 |
51 | MICHIGAN | 8.3 | 15.0 | 6.7 |
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: August 21, 2009
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