Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2008 Dec. 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 MINNESOTA 6.6 7.4 0.8
1 NEBRASKA 3.9 4.7 0.8
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.7 4.7 1.0
3 VERMONT 5.9 6.9 1.0
5 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 4.4 1.1
6 KANSAS 5.0 6.6 1.6
7 COLORADO 5.8 7.5 1.7
7 MONTANA 5.0 6.7 1.7
9 HAWAII 5.1 6.9 1.8
9 MAINE 6.5 8.3 1.8
11 VIRGINIA 5.0 6.9 1.9
12 ALASKA 6.8 8.8 2.0
12 ARKANSAS 5.7 7.7 2.0
12 LOUISIANA 5.5 7.5 2.0
12 OKLAHOMA 4.6 6.6 2.0
16 INDIANA 7.8 9.9 2.1
16 MARYLAND 5.4 7.5 2.1
18 IOWA 4.4 6.6 2.2
19 CONNECTICUT 6.6 8.9 2.3
20 NEW YORK 6.6 9.0 2.4
21 ARIZONA 6.6 9.1 2.5
21 MISSOURI 7.1 9.6 2.5
21 PENNSYLVANIA 6.4 8.9 2.5
24 UTAH 4.1 6.7 2.6
25 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.3 7.0 2.7
25 OREGON 8.3 11.0 2.7
25 TEXAS 5.6 8.3 2.7
28 GEORGIA 7.5 10.3 2.8
28 MISSISSIPPI 7.8 10.6 2.8
28 WISCONSIN 5.9 8.7 2.8
31 IDAHO 6.1 9.1 3.0
31 MASSACHUSETTS 6.4 9.4 3.0
31 WASHINGTON 6.5 9.5 3.0
34 KENTUCKY 7.6 10.7 3.1
34 NORTH CAROLINA 8.1 11.2 3.1
36 DELAWARE 5.7 9.0 3.3
36 NEW JERSEY 6.8 10.1 3.3
36 TENNESSEE 7.6 10.9 3.3
39 OHIO 7.4 10.9 3.5
39 RHODE ISLAND 9.4 12.9 3.5
41 NEW MEXICO 4.7 8.3 3.6
42 CALIFORNIA 8.7 12.4 3.7
43 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.8 12.6 3.8
44 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.2 12.1 3.9
44 ILLINOIS 7.2 11.1 3.9
46 FLORIDA 7.6 11.8 4.2
47 WYOMING 3.2 7.5 4.3
48 MICHIGAN 10.2 14.6 4.4
49 ALABAMA 6.5 11.0 4.5
50 NEVADA 8.4 13.0 4.6
50 WEST VIRGINIA 4.5 9.1 4.6

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: January 22, 2010