Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual AverageRankings Year: 2011
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
8.9 |
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.4 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.7 |
4 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.4 |
5 |
VERMONT |
5.6 |
6 |
IOWA |
5.9 |
7 |
WYOMING |
6.0 |
8 |
OKLAHOMA |
6.2 |
8 |
VIRGINIA |
6.2 |
10 |
MINNESOTA |
6.4 |
11 |
HAWAII |
6.7 |
11 |
KANSAS |
6.7 |
11 |
UTAH |
6.7 |
14 |
MONTANA |
6.8 |
15 |
MARYLAND |
7.0 |
16 |
DELAWARE |
7.3 |
16 |
LOUISIANA |
7.3 |
18 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
7.4 |
18 |
NEW MEXICO |
7.4 |
20 |
MAINE |
7.5 |
20 |
WISCONSIN |
7.5 |
22 |
ALASKA |
7.6 |
23 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.9 |
23 |
TEXAS |
7.9 |
25 |
ARKANSAS |
8.0 |
25 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
8.0 |
27 |
NEW YORK |
8.2 |
28 |
COLORADO |
8.3 |
29 |
MISSOURI |
8.6 |
29 |
OHIO |
8.6 |
31 |
IDAHO |
8.7 |
32 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.8 |
33 |
ALABAMA |
9.0 |
33 |
INDIANA |
9.0 |
35 |
TENNESSEE |
9.2 |
35 |
WASHINGTON |
9.2 |
37 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.3 |
38 |
ARIZONA |
9.5 |
38 |
KENTUCKY |
9.5 |
38 |
OREGON |
9.5 |
41 |
GEORGIA |
9.8 |
41 |
ILLINOIS |
9.8 |
43 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
10.2 |
44 |
MICHIGAN |
10.3 |
44 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
10.3 |
46 |
FLORIDA |
10.5 |
46 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
10.5 |
48 |
MISSISSIPPI |
10.7 |
49 |
RHODE ISLAND |
11.3 |
50 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.7 |
51 |
NEVADA |
13.5 |
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
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