Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
May 2008 May 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEBRASKA 3.2 4.4 1.2
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.1 4.4 1.3
3 ALASKA 6.6 8.4 1.8
3 IOWA 4.0 5.8 1.8
5 MONTANA 4.3 6.3 2.0
5 WYOMING 3.0 5.0 2.0
7 ARKANSAS 4.9 7.0 2.1
7 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9 5.0 2.1
7 UTAH 3.3 5.4 2.1
10 TEXAS 4.7 7.1 2.4
11 LOUISIANA 4.1 6.6 2.5
11 NEW MEXICO 4.0 6.5 2.5
13 CONNECTICUT 5.4 8.0 2.6
14 KANSAS 4.3 7.0 2.7
14 OKLAHOMA 3.6 6.3 2.7
16 MISSISSIPPI 6.8 9.6 2.8
16 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.7 6.5 2.8
16 VERMONT 4.5 7.3 2.8
19 COLORADO 4.7 7.6 2.9
19 MINNESOTA 5.3 8.2 2.9
21 ARIZONA 5.2 8.2 3.0
21 NEW YORK 5.2 8.2 3.0
23 MARYLAND 4.1 7.2 3.1
23 PENNSYLVANIA 5.1 8.2 3.1
25 MAINE 5.1 8.3 3.2
25 MISSOURI 5.8 9.0 3.2
27 IDAHO 4.5 7.8 3.3
27 MASSACHUSETTS 4.9 8.2 3.3
27 VIRGINIA 3.8 7.1 3.3
30 DELAWARE 4.4 8.1 3.7
30 ILLINOIS 6.4 10.1 3.7
30 NEW JERSEY 5.1 8.8 3.7
33 GEORGIA 5.9 9.7 3.8
33 HAWAII 3.6 7.4 3.8
35 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.6 10.7 4.1
36 WASHINGTON 5.1 9.4 4.3
36 WEST VIRGINIA 4.3 8.6 4.3
38 FLORIDA 5.8 10.2 4.4
38 KENTUCKY 6.2 10.6 4.4
40 OHIO 6.3 10.8 4.5
40 TENNESSEE 6.2 10.7 4.5
40 WISCONSIN 4.4 8.9 4.5
43 CALIFORNIA 6.8 11.5 4.7
43 RHODE ISLAND 7.4 12.1 4.7
45 ALABAMA 4.7 9.8 5.1
46 NEVADA 6.1 11.3 5.2
46 NORTH CAROLINA 5.9 11.1 5.2
48 INDIANA 5.3 10.6 5.3
49 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.3 12.1 5.8
50 MICHIGAN 8.2 14.1 5.9
51 OREGON 5.7 12.4 6.7

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: June 19, 2009