Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2010 Year: 2011
RankStateRateRateChange
UNITED STATES 9.6 8.9 -0.7
1 MICHIGAN 12.7 10.3 -2.4
2 OHIO 10.0 8.6 -1.4
3 UTAH 8.0 6.7 -1.3
4 OREGON 10.7 9.5 -1.2
5 INDIANA 10.1 9.0 -1.1
6 ARIZONA 10.5 9.5 -1.0
6 WISCONSIN 8.5 7.5 -1.0
6 WYOMING 7.0 6.0 -1.0
9 MASSACHUSETTS 8.3 7.4 -0.9
9 MINNESOTA 7.3 6.4 -0.9
9 SOUTH CAROLINA 11.2 10.3 -0.9
12 FLORIDA 11.3 10.5 -0.8
12 MARYLAND 7.8 7.0 -0.8
12 MISSOURI 9.4 8.6 -0.8
12 VERMONT 6.4 5.6 -0.8
16 CALIFORNIA 12.4 11.7 -0.7
16 DELAWARE 8.0 7.3 -0.7
16 ILLINOIS 10.5 9.8 -0.7
16 KENTUCKY 10.2 9.5 -0.7
16 MAINE 8.2 7.5 -0.7
16 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.1 5.4 -0.7
16 OKLAHOMA 6.9 6.2 -0.7
16 VIRGINIA 6.9 6.2 -0.7
16 WASHINGTON 9.9 9.2 -0.7
25 COLORADO 8.9 8.3 -0.6
25 PENNSYLVANIA 8.5 7.9 -0.6
25 TENNESSEE 9.8 9.2 -0.6
28 ALABAMA 9.5 9.0 -0.5
28 CONNECTICUT 9.3 8.8 -0.5
28 KANSAS 7.2 6.7 -0.5
28 NEW MEXICO 7.9 7.4 -0.5
28 WEST VIRGINIA 8.5 8.0 -0.5
33 ALASKA 8.0 7.6 -0.4
33 GEORGIA 10.2 9.8 -0.4
33 IOWA 6.3 5.9 -0.4
33 NEW YORK 8.6 8.2 -0.4
33 NORTH CAROLINA 10.9 10.5 -0.4
33 RHODE ISLAND 11.7 11.3 -0.4
39 NEBRASKA 4.7 4.4 -0.3
39 NEW JERSEY 9.6 9.3 -0.3
39 NORTH DAKOTA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
39 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.0 4.7 -0.3
39 TEXAS 8.2 7.9 -0.3
44 HAWAII 6.9 6.7 -0.2
44 LOUISIANA 7.5 7.3 -0.2
44 NEVADA 13.7 13.5 -0.2
47 IDAHO 8.8 8.7 -0.1
47 MONTANA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
49 ARKANSAS 7.9 8.0 0.1
49 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.1 10.2 0.1
51 MISSISSIPPI 10.5 10.7 0.2

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