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: 2004 | Year: 2005 |
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Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change
|
|
UNITED STATES |
5.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
1 |
ALABAMA |
5.0 |
3.8 |
-1.2 |
2 |
OREGON |
7.3 |
6.2 |
-1.1 |
3 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
7.5 |
6.5 |
-1.0 |
3 |
UTAH |
5.1 |
4.1 |
-1.0 |
5 |
FLORIDA |
4.7 |
3.8 |
-0.9 |
5 |
IDAHO |
4.6 |
3.7 |
-0.9 |
7 |
CALIFORNIA |
6.2 |
5.4 |
-0.8 |
7 |
NEW YORK |
5.8 |
5.0 |
-0.8 |
9 |
WASHINGTON |
6.2 |
5.5 |
-0.7 |
10 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.8 |
5.2 |
-0.6 |
10 |
TEXAS |
6.0 |
5.4 |
-0.6 |
12 |
ALASKA |
7.4 |
6.9 |
-0.5 |
12 |
ARKANSAS |
5.6 |
5.1 |
-0.5 |
12 |
COLORADO |
5.6 |
5.1 |
-0.5 |
12 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.0 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
16 |
HAWAII |
3.2 |
2.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
ILLINOIS |
6.2 |
5.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
KANSAS |
5.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
16 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.2 |
4.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
MINNESOTA |
4.6 |
4.2 |
-0.4 |
16 |
MISSOURI |
5.8 |
5.4 |
-0.4 |
16 |
MONTANA |
4.0 |
3.6 |
-0.4 |
16 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.9 |
4.5 |
-0.4 |
16 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.4 |
5.0 |
-0.4 |
16 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.3 |
4.9 |
-0.4 |
26 |
ARIZONA |
5.0 |
4.7 |
-0.3 |
26 |
IOWA |
4.6 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
26 |
MICHIGAN |
7.1 |
6.8 |
-0.3 |
26 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.9 |
3.6 |
-0.3 |
30 |
MARYLAND |
4.3 |
4.1 |
-0.2 |
30 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.5 |
5.3 |
-0.2 |
30 |
OHIO |
6.1 |
5.9 |
-0.2 |
30 |
VERMONT |
3.7 |
3.5 |
-0.2 |
30 |
VIRGINIA |
3.7 |
3.5 |
-0.2 |
30 |
WISCONSIN |
5.0 |
4.8 |
-0.2 |
30 |
WYOMING |
3.9 |
3.7 |
-0.2 |
37 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
3.4 |
-0.1 |
37 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.2 |
5.1 |
-0.1 |
39 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
39 |
NEBRASKA |
3.9 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
39 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.8 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
39 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
43 |
DELAWARE |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
43 |
INDIANA |
5.3 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
43 |
NEVADA |
4.4 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
46 |
TENNESSEE |
5.4 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
47 |
MAINE |
4.6 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
48 |
KENTUCKY |
5.6 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
49 |
GEORGIA |
4.7 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
50 |
LOUISIANA |
5.5 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
51 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.3 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
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 03, 2010
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