Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2008 Year: 2009
RankStateRateRateChange
UNITED STATES 5.8 9.3 3.5
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.1 4.1 1.0
2 ALASKA 6.4 7.7 1.3
3 NEBRASKA 3.3 4.7 1.4
4 MONTANA 4.5 6.1 1.6
5 ARKANSAS 5.4 7.5 2.1
6 IOWA 4.0 6.2 2.2
6 LOUISIANA 4.4 6.6 2.2
6 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.0 5.2 2.2
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.9 6.2 2.3
9 NEW MEXICO 4.5 6.8 2.3
11 VERMONT 4.5 6.9 2.4
12 CONNECTICUT 5.6 8.2 2.6
12 MINNESOTA 5.4 8.0 2.6
12 MISSISSIPPI 6.8 9.4 2.6
12 PENNSYLVANIA 5.4 8.0 2.6
12 TEXAS 4.9 7.5 2.6
17 IDAHO 4.7 7.4 2.7
17 MAINE 5.4 8.1 2.7
19 HAWAII 4.1 6.9 2.8
19 KANSAS 4.4 7.2 2.8
21 MASSACHUSETTS 5.3 8.2 2.9
21 NEW YORK 5.4 8.3 2.9
21 VIRGINIA 4.0 6.9 2.9
24 OKLAHOMA 3.7 6.7 3.0
25 DELAWARE 4.8 7.9 3.1
25 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.6 9.7 3.1
25 MARYLAND 4.3 7.4 3.1
28 RHODE ISLAND 7.7 10.9 3.2
28 WYOMING 3.1 6.3 3.2
30 COLORADO 4.8 8.1 3.3
31 GEORGIA 6.3 9.8 3.5
31 MISSOURI 5.9 9.4 3.5
31 NEW JERSEY 5.5 9.0 3.5
31 WEST VIRGINIA 4.2 7.7 3.5
35 ILLINOIS 6.4 10.0 3.6
35 OHIO 6.5 10.1 3.6
37 KENTUCKY 6.6 10.3 3.7
38 ARIZONA 6.0 9.9 3.9
38 TENNESSEE 6.6 10.5 3.9
38 WISCONSIN 4.8 8.7 3.9
41 WASHINGTON 5.4 9.4 4.0
42 CALIFORNIA 7.2 11.3 4.1
42 FLORIDA 6.3 10.4 4.1
42 UTAH 3.5 7.6 4.1
45 NORTH CAROLINA 6.3 10.5 4.2
46 INDIANA 5.8 10.4 4.6
46 NEVADA 7.0 11.6 4.6
46 OREGON 6.5 11.1 4.6
49 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.8 11.5 4.7
50 ALABAMA 5.0 9.9 4.9
51 MICHIGAN 8.3 13.4 5.1

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