Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2009 Year: 2010
RankStateRateRateChange
UNITED STATES 9.3 9.6 0.3
1 MICHIGAN 13.4 12.7 -0.7
1 MINNESOTA 8.0 7.3 -0.7
1 TENNESSEE 10.5 9.8 -0.7
4 VERMONT 6.9 6.4 -0.5
5 ALABAMA 9.9 9.5 -0.4
5 OREGON 11.1 10.7 -0.4
7 INDIANA 10.4 10.1 -0.3
7 NORTH DAKOTA 4.1 3.8 -0.3
7 SOUTH CAROLINA 11.5 11.2 -0.3
10 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.2 5.0 -0.2
10 WISCONSIN 8.7 8.5 -0.2
12 KENTUCKY 10.3 10.2 -0.1
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.2 6.1 -0.1
12 OHIO 10.1 10.0 -0.1
15 HAWAII 6.9 6.9 0.0
15 KANSAS 7.2 7.2 0.0
15 MISSOURI 9.4 9.4 0.0
15 NEBRASKA 4.7 4.7 0.0
15 VIRGINIA 6.9 6.9 0.0
20 DELAWARE 7.9 8.0 0.1
20 IOWA 6.2 6.3 0.1
20 MAINE 8.1 8.2 0.1
20 MASSACHUSETTS 8.2 8.3 0.1
24 OKLAHOMA 6.7 6.9 0.2
25 ALASKA 7.7 8.0 0.3
25 NEW YORK 8.3 8.6 0.3
27 ARKANSAS 7.5 7.9 0.4
27 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.7 10.1 0.4
27 GEORGIA 9.8 10.2 0.4
27 MARYLAND 7.4 7.8 0.4
27 NORTH CAROLINA 10.5 10.9 0.4
27 UTAH 7.6 8.0 0.4
33 ILLINOIS 10.0 10.5 0.5
33 PENNSYLVANIA 8.0 8.5 0.5
33 WASHINGTON 9.4 9.9 0.5
36 ARIZONA 9.9 10.5 0.6
36 NEW JERSEY 9.0 9.6 0.6
38 TEXAS 7.5 8.2 0.7
38 WYOMING 6.3 7.0 0.7
40 COLORADO 8.1 8.9 0.8
40 MONTANA 6.1 6.9 0.8
40 RHODE ISLAND 10.9 11.7 0.8
40 WEST VIRGINIA 7.7 8.5 0.8
44 FLORIDA 10.4 11.3 0.9
44 LOUISIANA 6.6 7.5 0.9
46 CALIFORNIA 11.3 12.4 1.1
46 CONNECTICUT 8.2 9.3 1.1
46 MISSISSIPPI 9.4 10.5 1.1
46 NEW MEXICO 6.8 7.9 1.1
50 IDAHO 7.4 8.8 1.4
51 NEVADA 11.6 13.7 2.1

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence and reflect model re-estimation.

 

Last Modified Date: February 29, 2012