Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Nov. 2009 Dec. 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 OKLAHOMA 7.1 6.6 -0.5
2 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.9 4.7 -0.2
3 IOWA 6.7 6.6 -0.1
3 MICHIGAN 14.7 14.6 -0.1
5 CALIFORNIA 12.4 12.4 0.0
5 IDAHO 9.1 9.1 0.0
5 MINNESOTA 7.4 7.4 0.0
8 HAWAII 6.8 6.9 0.1
8 KENTUCKY 10.6 10.7 0.1
8 NEBRASKA 4.6 4.7 0.1
11 ARIZONA 8.9 9.1 0.2
11 GEORGIA 10.1 10.3 0.2
11 ILLINOIS 10.9 11.1 0.2
11 KANSAS 6.4 6.6 0.2
11 MARYLAND 7.3 7.5 0.2
11 MISSOURI 9.4 9.6 0.2
11 RHODE ISLAND 12.7 12.9 0.2
18 ARKANSAS 7.4 7.7 0.3
18 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11.8 12.1 0.3
18 FLORIDA 11.5 11.8 0.3
18 INDIANA 9.6 9.9 0.3
18 MAINE 8.0 8.3 0.3
18 MONTANA 6.4 6.7 0.3
18 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.7 7.0 0.3
18 NORTH DAKOTA 4.1 4.4 0.3
18 OHIO 10.6 10.9 0.3
18 OREGON 10.7 11.0 0.3
18 SOUTH CAROLINA 12.3 12.6 0.3
18 TEXAS 8.0 8.3 0.3
18 VIRGINIA 6.6 6.9 0.3
18 WYOMING 7.2 7.5 0.3
32 ALASKA 8.4 8.8 0.4
32 DELAWARE 8.6 9.0 0.4
32 NEW JERSEY 9.7 10.1 0.4
32 NEW YORK 8.6 9.0 0.4
32 PENNSYLVANIA 8.5 8.9 0.4
32 UTAH 6.3 6.7 0.4
38 ALABAMA 10.5 11.0 0.5
38 NEW MEXICO 7.8 8.3 0.5
38 NORTH CAROLINA 10.7 11.2 0.5
38 VERMONT 6.4 6.9 0.5
38 WASHINGTON 9.0 9.5 0.5
38 WISCONSIN 8.2 8.7 0.5
44 COLORADO 6.9 7.5 0.6
45 CONNECTICUT 8.2 8.9 0.7
45 MASSACHUSETTS 8.7 9.4 0.7
45 NEVADA 12.3 13.0 0.7
45 TENNESSEE 10.2 10.9 0.7
45 WEST VIRGINIA 8.4 9.1 0.7
50 LOUISIANA 6.7 7.5 0.8
50 MISSISSIPPI 9.8 10.6 0.8

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