Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
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Year: 2002 |
Year: 2003 |
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
Rate |
Change
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UNITED STATES |
5.8 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
1 |
NEVADA |
5.7 |
5.2 |
-0.5 |
2 |
FLORIDA |
5.7 |
5.3 |
-0.4 |
3 |
ARIZONA |
6.0 |
5.7 |
-0.3 |
3 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.7 |
6.4 |
-0.3 |
5 |
IDAHO |
5.4 |
5.2 |
-0.2 |
5 |
MONTANA |
4.5 |
4.3 |
-0.2 |
7 |
HAWAII |
4.0 |
3.9 |
-0.1 |
7 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.6 |
6.5 |
-0.1 |
7 |
UTAH |
5.8 |
5.7 |
-0.1 |
7 |
VIRGINIA |
4.2 |
4.1 |
-0.1 |
11 |
ALABAMA |
5.4 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
11 |
GEORGIA |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
11 |
MARYLAND |
4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
11 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
15 |
CALIFORNIA |
6.7 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
15 |
INDIANA |
5.2 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
15 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.8 |
5.9 |
0.1 |
15 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
15 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.6 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
15 |
WASHINGTON |
7.3 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
15 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.9 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
22 |
DELAWARE |
4.0 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
22 |
ILLINOIS |
6.5 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
22 |
NEW YORK |
6.2 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
22 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.3 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
26 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.7 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
26 |
LOUISIANA |
5.9 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
26 |
NEBRASKA |
3.7 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
26 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.1 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
26 |
TEXAS |
6.4 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
26 |
WISCONSIN |
5.3 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
26 |
WYOMING |
4.2 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
33 |
COLORADO |
5.7 |
6.1 |
0.4 |
33 |
MINNESOTA |
4.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
33 |
MISSOURI |
5.2 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
33 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.5 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
33 |
TENNESSEE |
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
38 |
ARKANSAS |
5.3 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
38 |
IOWA |
3.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
38 |
KANSAS |
5.1 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
38 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.3 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
38 |
OHIO |
5.7 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
38 |
OREGON |
7.6 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
38 |
VERMONT |
4.0 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
45 |
ALASKA |
7.1 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
45 |
KENTUCKY |
5.7 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
45 |
MAINE |
4.4 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
48 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.0 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
49 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.8 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
50 |
MICHIGAN |
6.2 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
51 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.4 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
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 27, 2009
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