Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2012
RankStateRate
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