Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted July 2012p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.0 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.4 |
4 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.9 |
5 |
VERMONT |
5.0 |
6 |
IOWA |
5.3 |
7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.4 |
8 |
WYOMING |
5.6 |
9 |
MINNESOTA |
5.8 |
10 |
VIRGINIA |
5.9 |
11 |
UTAH |
6.0 |
12 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
6.1 |
13 |
KANSAS |
6.3 |
14 |
HAWAII |
6.4 |
14 |
MONTANA |
6.4 |
16 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.6 |
17 |
DELAWARE |
6.8 |
18 |
MARYLAND |
7.0 |
19 |
MISSOURI |
7.2 |
19 |
OHIO |
7.2 |
19 |
TEXAS |
7.2 |
22 |
ARKANSAS |
7.3 |
22 |
WISCONSIN |
7.3 |
24 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.4 |
25 |
IDAHO |
7.5 |
26 |
LOUISIANA |
7.6 |
26 |
MAINE |
7.6 |
28 |
ALASKA |
7.7 |
29 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.9 |
30 |
INDIANA |
8.2 |
31 |
ALABAMA |
8.3 |
31 |
ARIZONA |
8.3 |
31 |
COLORADO |
8.3 |
31 |
KENTUCKY |
8.3 |
35 |
TENNESSEE |
8.4 |
36 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.5 |
36 |
WASHINGTON |
8.5 |
38 |
OREGON |
8.7 |
39 |
FLORIDA |
8.8 |
40 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
8.9 |
40 |
ILLINOIS |
8.9 |
42 |
MICHIGAN |
9.0 |
43 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.1 |
43 |
NEW YORK |
9.1 |
45 |
GEORGIA |
9.3 |
46 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
9.6 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
9.6 |
48 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.8 |
49 |
CALIFORNIA |
10.7 |
50 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.8 |
51 |
NEVADA |
12.0 |
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
 
Last Modified Date: August 17, 2012
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