Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2011
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
8.9 |
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.5 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.5 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.8 |
4 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.5 |
5 |
VERMONT |
5.6 |
6 |
IOWA |
5.9 |
6 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.9 |
8 |
WYOMING |
6.1 |
9 |
VIRGINIA |
6.4 |
10 |
HAWAII |
6.5 |
10 |
KANSAS |
6.5 |
10 |
MINNESOTA |
6.5 |
13 |
MONTANA |
6.6 |
14 |
UTAH |
6.9 |
15 |
LOUISIANA |
7.3 |
15 |
MARYLAND |
7.3 |
15 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
7.3 |
18 |
DELAWARE |
7.4 |
19 |
NEW MEXICO |
7.5 |
19 |
WISCONSIN |
7.5 |
21 |
ALASKA |
7.6 |
22 |
MAINE |
7.7 |
23 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.8 |
24 |
ARKANSAS |
7.9 |
24 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.9 |
24 |
TEXAS |
7.9 |
27 |
IDAHO |
8.3 |
27 |
NEW YORK |
8.3 |
29 |
MISSOURI |
8.4 |
30 |
COLORADO |
8.6 |
30 |
OHIO |
8.6 |
32 |
ALABAMA |
8.7 |
33 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.9 |
34 |
INDIANA |
9.0 |
35 |
WASHINGTON |
9.2 |
36 |
TENNESSEE |
9.3 |
37 |
ARIZONA |
9.4 |
37 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.4 |
39 |
KENTUCKY |
9.5 |
40 |
OREGON |
9.6 |
41 |
ILLINOIS |
9.7 |
42 |
GEORGIA |
9.9 |
43 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
10.1 |
44 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
10.2 |
45 |
FLORIDA |
10.3 |
46 |
MICHIGAN |
10.4 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
10.4 |
48 |
MISSISSIPPI |
10.5 |
49 |
RHODE ISLAND |
11.2 |
50 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.8 |
51 |
NEVADA |
13.2 |
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.
 
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2013
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