Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2011 Dec. 2012
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEVADA 12.3 9.8 -2.5
2 FLORIDA 9.4 7.9 -1.5
3 CALIFORNIA 11.2 9.8 -1.4
3 IDAHO 7.7 6.3 -1.4
3 LOUISIANA 7.0 5.6 -1.4
6 HAWAII 6.4 5.1 -1.3
7 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.6 8.4 -1.2
7 TEXAS 7.4 6.2 -1.2
7 WASHINGTON 8.7 7.5 -1.2
10 OHIO 7.8 6.7 -1.1
10 SOUTH CAROLINA 9.7 8.6 -1.1
12 RHODE ISLAND 10.9 9.9 -1.0
13 MISSOURI 7.5 6.6 -0.9
13 OREGON 9.2 8.3 -0.9
13 WYOMING 5.8 4.9 -0.9
16 ALASKA 7.4 6.6 -0.8
16 ARIZONA 8.7 7.9 -0.8
16 COLORADO 8.3 7.5 -0.8
16 GEORGIA 9.5 8.7 -0.8
16 ILLINOIS 9.4 8.6 -0.8
16 MISSISSIPPI 9.7 8.9 -0.8
16 TENNESSEE 8.4 7.6 -0.8
23 ALABAMA 7.5 6.8 -0.7
23 KENTUCKY 8.7 8.0 -0.7
23 MONTANA 6.3 5.6 -0.7
23 UTAH 6.1 5.4 -0.7
27 VIRGINIA 6.2 5.6 -0.6
28 ARKANSAS 7.6 7.1 -0.5
28 IOWA 5.5 5.0 -0.5
28 KANSAS 6.0 5.5 -0.5
28 MICHIGAN 9.4 8.9 -0.5
28 NEW MEXICO 7.1 6.6 -0.5
28 OKLAHOMA 5.6 5.1 -0.5
34 INDIANA 8.7 8.3 -0.4
34 MINNESOTA 5.8 5.4 -0.4
34 NEBRASKA 4.2 3.8 -0.4
34 NORTH CAROLINA 9.8 9.4 -0.4
34 WISCONSIN 7.1 6.7 -0.4
39 MAINE 7.5 7.2 -0.3
40 MARYLAND 6.9 6.7 -0.2
40 MASSACHUSETTS 6.9 6.7 -0.2
40 NEW YORK 8.4 8.2 -0.2
40 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.5 4.3 -0.2
40 VERMONT 5.1 4.9 -0.2
45 CONNECTICUT 8.3 8.2 -0.1
45 DELAWARE 7.2 7.1 -0.1
47 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.2 0.0
48 WEST VIRGINIA 7.3 7.4 0.1
49 PENNSYLVANIA 7.7 7.9 0.2
50 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.4 5.7 0.3
50 NEW JERSEY 9.2 9.5 0.3

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the latest five years have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2013