Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Annual AverageRankings
Year: 2007
RankStateRate
UNITED STATES 4.6
1 UTAH 2.6
2 HAWAII 2.7
3 WYOMING 2.8
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9
5 IDAHO 3.0
5 NEBRASKA 3.0
7 NORTH DAKOTA 3.1
7 VIRGINIA 3.1
9 ALABAMA 3.4
9 MARYLAND 3.4
9 MONTANA 3.4
12 DELAWARE 3.5
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.5
12 NEW MEXICO 3.5
15 ARIZONA 3.7
16 COLORADO 3.8
16 IOWA 3.8
16 LOUISIANA 3.8
19 VERMONT 3.9
20 FLORIDA 4.0
21 KANSAS 4.1
21 OKLAHOMA 4.1
23 WEST VIRGINIA 4.2
24 NEW JERSEY 4.3
25 PENNSYLVANIA 4.4
25 TEXAS 4.4
27 MASSACHUSETTS 4.5
28 CONNECTICUT 4.6
28 GEORGIA 4.6
28 INDIANA 4.6
28 NEW YORK 4.6
28 WASHINGTON 4.6
33 MAINE 4.7
33 MINNESOTA 4.7
33 NEVADA 4.7
36 NORTH CAROLINA 4.8
36 TENNESSEE 4.8
36 WISCONSIN 4.8
39 MISSOURI 5.0
40 ILLINOIS 5.1
41 OREGON 5.2
41 RHODE ISLAND 5.2
43 ARKANSAS 5.3
44 CALIFORNIA 5.4
45 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.5
46 KENTUCKY 5.6
46 OHIO 5.6
46 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.6
49 ALASKA 6.1
50 MISSISSIPPI 6.3
51 MICHIGAN 7.1

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