Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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Nov. 2012 |
Dec. 2012
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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
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