Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2005
RankStateRate
UNITED STATES 5.1
1 HAWAII 2.8
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4
3 VERMONT 3.5
3 VIRGINIA 3.5
5 MONTANA 3.6
5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.6
7 IDAHO 3.7
7 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.7
7 WYOMING 3.7
10 ALABAMA 3.8
10 FLORIDA 3.8
12 NEBRASKA 3.9
13 DELAWARE 4.0
14 MARYLAND 4.1
14 UTAH 4.1
16 MINNESOTA 4.2
17 IOWA 4.3
18 NEVADA 4.5
18 NEW JERSEY 4.5
18 OKLAHOMA 4.5
21 ARIZONA 4.7
22 MASSACHUSETTS 4.8
22 WISCONSIN 4.8
24 CONNECTICUT 4.9
24 MAINE 4.9
24 WEST VIRGINIA 4.9
27 NEW YORK 5.0
27 PENNSYLVANIA 5.0
29 ARKANSAS 5.1
29 COLORADO 5.1
29 KANSAS 5.1
29 RHODE ISLAND 5.1
33 GEORGIA 5.2
33 NEW MEXICO 5.2
35 NORTH CAROLINA 5.3
36 CALIFORNIA 5.4
36 INDIANA 5.4
36 MISSOURI 5.4
36 TEXAS 5.4
40 WASHINGTON 5.5
41 TENNESSEE 5.6
42 ILLINOIS 5.8
43 OHIO 5.9
44 KENTUCKY 6.0
45 OREGON 6.2
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.5
47 LOUISIANA 6.7
48 MICHIGAN 6.8
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.8
50 ALASKA 6.9
51 MISSISSIPPI 7.8

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 08, 2010