Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
2010 2011
RankStateRateRateChange
  UNITED STATES 9.6 8.9 -0.7
1 MICHIGAN 12.7 10.4 -2.3
2 OHIO 10.0 8.6 -1.4
3 UTAH 8.1 6.9 -1.2
4 INDIANA 10.1 9.0 -1.1
4 OREGON 10.7 9.6 -1.1
6 ARIZONA 10.4 9.4 -1.0
6 FLORIDA 11.3 10.3 -1.0
6 MASSACHUSETTS 8.3 7.3 -1.0
6 OKLAHOMA 6.9 5.9 -1.0
6 WISCONSIN 8.5 7.5 -1.0
11 MINNESOTA 7.4 6.5 -0.9
11 MISSOURI 9.3 8.4 -0.9
11 WYOMING 7.0 6.1 -0.9
14 SOUTH CAROLINA 11.2 10.4 -0.8
14 VERMONT 6.4 5.6 -0.8
16 ILLINOIS 10.4 9.7 -0.7
16 KENTUCKY 10.2 9.5 -0.7
16 VIRGINIA 7.1 6.4 -0.7
16 WASHINGTON 9.9 9.2 -0.7
20 ALABAMA 9.3 8.7 -0.6
20 CALIFORNIA 12.4 11.8 -0.6
20 DELAWARE 8.0 7.4 -0.6
20 KANSAS 7.1 6.5 -0.6
20 NEVADA 13.8 13.2 -0.6
20 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.1 5.5 -0.6
20 NORTH CAROLINA 10.8 10.2 -0.6
20 WEST VIRGINIA 8.4 7.8 -0.6
28 MAINE 8.2 7.7 -0.5
28 MARYLAND 7.8 7.3 -0.5
28 PENNSYLVANIA 8.4 7.9 -0.5
28 RHODE ISLAND 11.7 11.2 -0.5
28 TENNESSEE 9.8 9.3 -0.5
33 ALASKA 8.0 7.6 -0.4
33 COLORADO 9.0 8.6 -0.4
33 CONNECTICUT 9.3 8.9 -0.4
33 IDAHO 8.7 8.3 -0.4
33 IOWA 6.3 5.9 -0.4
33 NEW MEXICO 7.9 7.5 -0.4
39 GEORGIA 10.2 9.9 -0.3
39 HAWAII 6.8 6.5 -0.3
39 NEW YORK 8.6 8.3 -0.3
39 NORTH DAKOTA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
39 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.1 4.8 -0.3
39 TEXAS 8.2 7.9 -0.3
45 MONTANA 6.8 6.6 -0.2
45 NEBRASKA 4.7 4.5 -0.2
45 NEW JERSEY 9.6 9.4 -0.2
48 LOUISIANA 7.4 7.3 -0.1
49 ARKANSAS 7.9 7.9 0.0
49 MISSISSIPPI 10.5 10.5 0.0
51 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.0 10.1 0.1

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2013