Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2012p
RankStateRate
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