Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Aug. 2012p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.0 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.5 |
4 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.1 |
5 |
VERMONT |
5.3 |
6 |
IOWA |
5.5 |
7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.7 |
7 |
WYOMING |
5.7 |
9 |
UTAH |
5.8 |
10 |
MINNESOTA |
5.9 |
10 |
VIRGINIA |
5.9 |
12 |
HAWAII |
6.1 |
13 |
KANSAS |
6.2 |
14 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
6.3 |
14 |
MONTANA |
6.3 |
16 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.5 |
17 |
DELAWARE |
6.9 |
18 |
MARYLAND |
7.1 |
18 |
TEXAS |
7.1 |
20 |
MISSOURI |
7.2 |
20 |
OHIO |
7.2 |
22 |
ARKANSAS |
7.3 |
23 |
IDAHO |
7.4 |
23 |
LOUISIANA |
7.4 |
25 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.5 |
25 |
WISCONSIN |
7.5 |
27 |
MAINE |
7.6 |
28 |
ALASKA |
7.8 |
29 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
8.1 |
30 |
COLORADO |
8.2 |
31 |
ARIZONA |
8.3 |
31 |
INDIANA |
8.3 |
33 |
ALABAMA |
8.5 |
33 |
KENTUCKY |
8.5 |
33 |
TENNESSEE |
8.5 |
36 |
WASHINGTON |
8.6 |
37 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
8.8 |
37 |
FLORIDA |
8.8 |
39 |
OREGON |
8.9 |
40 |
CONNECTICUT |
9.0 |
41 |
ILLINOIS |
9.1 |
41 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.1 |
41 |
NEW YORK |
9.1 |
44 |
GEORGIA |
9.2 |
45 |
MICHIGAN |
9.4 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
9.6 |
47 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
9.7 |
48 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.9 |
49 |
CALIFORNIA |
10.6 |
50 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.7 |
51 |
NEVADA |
12.1 |
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: September 21, 2012
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