Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Nov. 2012 Dec. 2012
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 HAWAII 5.3 5.1 -0.2
1 IDAHO 6.5 6.3 -0.2
1 NEVADA 10.0 9.8 -0.2
1 PENNSYLVANIA 8.1 7.9 -0.2
5 ALABAMA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
5 ALASKA 6.7 6.6 -0.1
5 ARIZONA 8.0 7.9 -0.1
5 ARKANSAS 7.2 7.1 -0.1
5 CALIFORNIA 9.9 9.8 -0.1
5 COLORADO 7.6 7.5 -0.1
5 CONNECTICUT 8.3 8.2 -0.1
5 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.5 8.4 -0.1
5 FLORIDA 8.0 7.9 -0.1
5 ILLINOIS 8.7 8.6 -0.1
5 INDIANA 8.4 8.3 -0.1
5 LOUISIANA 5.7 5.6 -0.1
5 MICHIGAN 9.0 8.9 -0.1
5 MINNESOTA 5.5 5.4 -0.1
5 MISSISSIPPI 9.0 8.9 -0.1
5 MONTANA 5.7 5.6 -0.1
5 NEW JERSEY 9.6 9.5 -0.1
5 NEW MEXICO 6.7 6.6 -0.1
5 OHIO 6.8 6.7 -0.1
5 OREGON 8.4 8.3 -0.1
5 RHODE ISLAND 10.0 9.9 -0.1
5 TENNESSEE 7.7 7.6 -0.1
5 TEXAS 6.3 6.2 -0.1
5 VERMONT 5.0 4.9 -0.1
5 VIRGINIA 5.7 5.6 -0.1
5 WASHINGTON 7.6 7.5 -0.1
5 WEST VIRGINIA 7.5 7.4 -0.1
5 WYOMING 5.0 4.9 -0.1
33 GEORGIA 8.7 8.7 0.0
33 KANSAS 5.5 5.5 0.0
33 KENTUCKY 8.0 8.0 0.0
33 MAINE 7.2 7.2 0.0
33 MARYLAND 6.7 6.7 0.0
33 MASSACHUSETTS 6.7 6.7 0.0
33 MISSOURI 6.6 6.6 0.0
33 NEBRASKA 3.8 3.8 0.0
33 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.7 5.7 0.0
33 NEW YORK 8.2 8.2 0.0
33 NORTH CAROLINA 9.4 9.4 0.0
33 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.2 0.0
33 OKLAHOMA 5.1 5.1 0.0
33 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.6 8.6 0.0
33 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.3 4.3 0.0
33 WISCONSIN 6.7 6.7 0.0
49 DELAWARE 7.0 7.1 0.1
49 IOWA 4.9 5.0 0.1
49 UTAH 5.3 5.4 0.1

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