Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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Dec. 2011 |
Dec. 2012
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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
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