Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2006
RankStateRate
UNITED STATES 4.6
1 HAWAII 2.5
2 UTAH 2.9
3 IDAHO 3.0
3 NEBRASKA 3.0
3 VIRGINIA 3.0
6 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.1
7 MONTANA 3.2
7 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2
7 WYOMING 3.2
10 FLORIDA 3.3
11 ALABAMA 3.5
11 DELAWARE 3.5
11 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.5
14 IOWA 3.7
14 VERMONT 3.7
16 MARYLAND 3.8
17 LOUISIANA 3.9
18 ARIZONA 4.1
18 MINNESOTA 4.1
18 NEW MEXICO 4.1
18 OKLAHOMA 4.1
22 NEVADA 4.2
23 COLORADO 4.3
24 CONNECTICUT 4.4
24 KANSAS 4.4
26 PENNSYLVANIA 4.5
26 WEST VIRGINIA 4.5
28 ILLINOIS 4.6
28 NEW JERSEY 4.6
28 NEW YORK 4.6
31 GEORGIA 4.7
31 MAINE 4.7
31 WISCONSIN 4.7
34 MASSACHUSETTS 4.8
34 MISSOURI 4.8
34 NORTH CAROLINA 4.8
37 CALIFORNIA 4.9
37 TEXAS 4.9
37 WASHINGTON 4.9
40 INDIANA 5.0
41 RHODE ISLAND 5.1
42 TENNESSEE 5.2
43 ARKANSAS 5.3
43 OREGON 5.3
45 OHIO 5.4
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.7
47 KENTUCKY 5.9
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.4
49 ALASKA 6.5
50 MISSISSIPPI 6.8
51 MICHIGAN 6.9

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 4, 2011