Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual AverageRankings Year: 2009
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
9.3 |
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
4.1 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.7 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
5.2 |
4 |
MONTANA |
6.1 |
5 |
IOWA |
6.2 |
5 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
6.2 |
7 |
WYOMING |
6.3 |
8 |
LOUISIANA |
6.6 |
9 |
OKLAHOMA |
6.7 |
10 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.8 |
11 |
HAWAII |
6.9 |
11 |
VERMONT |
6.9 |
11 |
VIRGINIA |
6.9 |
14 |
KANSAS |
7.2 |
15 |
IDAHO |
7.4 |
15 |
MARYLAND |
7.4 |
17 |
ARKANSAS |
7.5 |
17 |
TEXAS |
7.5 |
19 |
UTAH |
7.6 |
20 |
ALASKA |
7.7 |
20 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.7 |
22 |
DELAWARE |
7.9 |
23 |
MINNESOTA |
8.0 |
23 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
8.0 |
25 |
COLORADO |
8.1 |
25 |
MAINE |
8.1 |
27 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.2 |
27 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
8.2 |
29 |
NEW YORK |
8.3 |
30 |
WISCONSIN |
8.7 |
31 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.0 |
32 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.4 |
32 |
MISSOURI |
9.4 |
32 |
WASHINGTON |
9.4 |
35 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
9.7 |
36 |
GEORGIA |
9.8 |
37 |
ALABAMA |
9.9 |
37 |
ARIZONA |
9.9 |
39 |
ILLINOIS |
10.0 |
40 |
OHIO |
10.1 |
41 |
KENTUCKY |
10.3 |
42 |
FLORIDA |
10.4 |
42 |
INDIANA |
10.4 |
44 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
10.5 |
44 |
TENNESSEE |
10.5 |
46 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.9 |
47 |
OREGON |
11.1 |
48 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.3 |
49 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
11.5 |
50 |
NEVADA |
11.6 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
13.4 |
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
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