Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2006 Year: 2007
RankStateRateRateChange
UNITED STATES 4.6 4.6 0.0
1 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.4 5.6 -0.8
2 NEW MEXICO 4.1 3.5 -0.6
3 COLORADO 4.3 3.8 -0.5
3 MISSISSIPPI 6.8 6.3 -0.5
3 TEXAS 4.9 4.4 -0.5
6 ALASKA 6.5 6.1 -0.4
6 ARIZONA 4.1 3.7 -0.4
6 INDIANA 5.0 4.6 -0.4
6 MARYLAND 3.8 3.4 -0.4
6 TENNESSEE 5.2 4.8 -0.4
6 WYOMING 3.2 2.8 -0.4
12 KANSAS 4.4 4.1 -0.3
12 KENTUCKY 5.9 5.6 -0.3
12 MASSACHUSETTS 4.8 4.5 -0.3
12 NEW JERSEY 4.6 4.3 -0.3
12 UTAH 2.9 2.6 -0.3
12 WASHINGTON 4.9 4.6 -0.3
12 WEST VIRGINIA 4.5 4.2 -0.3
19 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.7 5.5 -0.2
19 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.1 2.9 -0.2
21 ALABAMA 3.5 3.4 -0.1
21 GEORGIA 4.7 4.6 -0.1
21 LOUISIANA 3.9 3.8 -0.1
21 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.1 -0.1
21 OREGON 5.3 5.2 -0.1
21 PENNSYLVANIA 4.5 4.4 -0.1
27 ARKANSAS 5.3 5.3 0.0
27 DELAWARE 3.5 3.5 0.0
27 IDAHO 3.0 3.0 0.0
27 MAINE 4.7 4.7 0.0
27 NEBRASKA 3.0 3.0 0.0
27 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.5 3.5 0.0
27 NEW YORK 4.6 4.6 0.0
27 NORTH CAROLINA 4.8 4.8 0.0
27 OKLAHOMA 4.1 4.1 0.0
36 IOWA 3.7 3.8 0.1
36 RHODE ISLAND 5.1 5.2 0.1
36 VIRGINIA 3.0 3.1 0.1
36 WISCONSIN 4.7 4.8 0.1
40 CONNECTICUT 4.4 4.6 0.2
40 HAWAII 2.5 2.7 0.2
40 MICHIGAN 6.9 7.1 0.2
40 MISSOURI 4.8 5.0 0.2
40 MONTANA 3.2 3.4 0.2
40 OHIO 5.4 5.6 0.2
40 VERMONT 3.7 3.9 0.2
47 CALIFORNIA 4.9 5.4 0.5
47 ILLINOIS 4.6 5.1 0.5
47 NEVADA 4.2 4.7 0.5
50 MINNESOTA 4.1 4.7 0.6
51 FLORIDA 3.3 4.0 0.7

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for 2007 reflect model re-estimation.

 

Last Modified Date: February 29, 2012