Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Dec. 2012
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
3.8 |
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.3 |
4 |
VERMONT |
4.9 |
4 |
WYOMING |
4.9 |
6 |
IOWA |
5.0 |
7 |
HAWAII |
5.1 |
7 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.1 |
9 |
MINNESOTA |
5.4 |
9 |
UTAH |
5.4 |
11 |
KANSAS |
5.5 |
12 |
LOUISIANA |
5.6 |
12 |
MONTANA |
5.6 |
12 |
VIRGINIA |
5.6 |
15 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.7 |
16 |
TEXAS |
6.2 |
17 |
IDAHO |
6.3 |
18 |
ALASKA |
6.6 |
18 |
MISSOURI |
6.6 |
18 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.6 |
21 |
MARYLAND |
6.7 |
21 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
6.7 |
21 |
OHIO |
6.7 |
21 |
WISCONSIN |
6.7 |
25 |
ALABAMA |
6.8 |
26 |
ARKANSAS |
7.1 |
26 |
DELAWARE |
7.1 |
28 |
MAINE |
7.2 |
29 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.4 |
30 |
COLORADO |
7.5 |
30 |
WASHINGTON |
7.5 |
32 |
TENNESSEE |
7.6 |
33 |
ARIZONA |
7.9 |
33 |
FLORIDA |
7.9 |
33 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.9 |
36 |
KENTUCKY |
8.0 |
37 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.2 |
37 |
NEW YORK |
8.2 |
39 |
INDIANA |
8.3 |
39 |
OREGON |
8.3 |
41 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
8.4 |
42 |
ILLINOIS |
8.6 |
42 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
8.6 |
44 |
GEORGIA |
8.7 |
45 |
MICHIGAN |
8.9 |
45 |
MISSISSIPPI |
8.9 |
47 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
9.4 |
48 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.5 |
49 |
CALIFORNIA |
9.8 |
49 |
NEVADA |
9.8 |
51 |
RHODE ISLAND |
9.9 |
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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