Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2008
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
|
UNITED STATES |
5.8 |
1 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
2 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
2 |
WYOMING |
3.1 |
4 |
NEBRASKA |
3.3 |
4 |
UTAH |
3.3 |
6 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.7 |
7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.9 |
8 |
IOWA |
4.0 |
8 |
VIRGINIA |
4.0 |
10 |
HAWAII |
4.1 |
11 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.2 |
12 |
MARYLAND |
4.3 |
13 |
KANSAS |
4.4 |
13 |
LOUISIANA |
4.4 |
15 |
MONTANA |
4.5 |
15 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.5 |
15 |
VERMONT |
4.5 |
18 |
COLORADO |
4.8 |
18 |
IDAHO |
4.8 |
18 |
WISCONSIN |
4.8 |
21 |
DELAWARE |
4.9 |
21 |
TEXAS |
4.9 |
23 |
ALABAMA |
5.0 |
24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.3 |
24 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.3 |
26 |
ARKANSAS |
5.4 |
26 |
MAINE |
5.4 |
26 |
MINNESOTA |
5.4 |
26 |
NEW YORK |
5.4 |
26 |
WASHINGTON |
5.4 |
31 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.5 |
32 |
CONNECTICUT |
5.6 |
33 |
INDIANA |
5.8 |
34 |
MISSOURI |
5.9 |
35 |
ARIZONA |
6.0 |
36 |
FLORIDA |
6.3 |
36 |
GEORGIA |
6.3 |
36 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.3 |
39 |
ALASKA |
6.4 |
39 |
ILLINOIS |
6.4 |
41 |
OREGON |
6.5 |
42 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.6 |
42 |
KENTUCKY |
6.6 |
42 |
OHIO |
6.6 |
42 |
TENNESSEE |
6.6 |
46 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.8 |
46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.8 |
48 |
NEVADA |
7.1 |
49 |
CALIFORNIA |
7.2 |
50 |
RHODE ISLAND |
7.7 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
8.3 |
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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