Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
2007 2008
RankStateRateRateChange
  UNITED STATES 4.6 5.8 1.2
1 OKLAHOMA 4.1 3.7 -0.4
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.1 3.1 0.0
2 WEST VIRGINIA 4.2 4.2 0.0
2 WISCONSIN 4.8 4.8 0.0
5 ARKANSAS 5.3 5.4 0.1
5 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9 3.0 0.1
7 IOWA 3.8 4.0 0.2
8 ALASKA 6.1 6.4 0.3
8 KANSAS 4.1 4.4 0.3
8 NEBRASKA 3.0 3.3 0.3
8 WYOMING 2.8 3.1 0.3
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.5 3.9 0.4
13 MISSISSIPPI 6.3 6.8 0.5
13 TEXAS 4.4 4.9 0.5
15 LOUISIANA 3.8 4.4 0.6
15 VERMONT 3.9 4.5 0.6
17 MAINE 4.7 5.4 0.7
17 MINNESOTA 4.7 5.4 0.7
17 UTAH 2.6 3.3 0.7
20 MASSACHUSETTS 4.5 5.3 0.8
20 NEW YORK 4.6 5.4 0.8
20 WASHINGTON 4.6 5.4 0.8
23 MARYLAND 3.4 4.3 0.9
23 MISSOURI 5.0 5.9 0.9
23 PENNSYLVANIA 4.4 5.3 0.9
23 VIRGINIA 3.1 4.0 0.9
27 COLORADO 3.8 4.8 1.0
27 CONNECTICUT 4.6 5.6 1.0
27 KENTUCKY 5.6 6.6 1.0
27 NEW MEXICO 3.5 4.5 1.0
27 OHIO 5.6 6.6 1.0
32 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.5 6.6 1.1
32 MONTANA 3.4 4.5 1.1
34 INDIANA 4.6 5.8 1.2
34 MICHIGAN 7.1 8.3 1.2
34 NEW JERSEY 4.3 5.5 1.2
34 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.6 6.8 1.2
38 ILLINOIS 5.1 6.4 1.3
38 OREGON 5.2 6.5 1.3
40 DELAWARE 3.5 4.9 1.4
40 HAWAII 2.7 4.1 1.4
42 NORTH CAROLINA 4.8 6.3 1.5
43 ALABAMA 3.4 5.0 1.6
44 GEORGIA 4.6 6.3 1.7
45 CALIFORNIA 5.4 7.2 1.8
45 IDAHO 3.0 4.8 1.8
45 TENNESSEE 4.8 6.6 1.8
48 ARIZONA 3.7 6.0 2.3
48 FLORIDA 4.0 6.3 2.3
50 NEVADA 4.7 7.1 2.4
51 RHODE ISLAND 5.2 7.7 2.5

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2013