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Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States


Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Feb. 2008Mar. 2008p
RankStateRateRateChange
1 ARKANSAS 5.0 4.9 -0.1
1 HAWAII 3.2 3.1 -0.1
1 PENNSYLVANIA 5.0 4.9 -0.1
1 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.6 2.5 -0.1
1 WISCONSIN 4.9 4.8 -0.1
6 ARIZONA 4.0 4.0 0.0
6 COLORADO 4.4 4.4 0.0
6 ILLINOIS 5.5 5.5 0.0
6 IOWA 3.5 3.5 0.0
6 MASSACHUSETTS 4.4 4.4 0.0
6 MICHIGAN 7.2 7.2 0.0
6 NEW JERSEY 4.8 4.8 0.0
6 NORTH DAKOTA 3.1 3.1 0.0
6 OKLAHOMA 3.1 3.1 0.0
15 DELAWARE 3.7 3.8 0.1
15 MISSISSIPPI 5.9 6.0 0.1
15 NEBRASKA 2.8 2.9 0.1
15 WEST VIRGINIA 4.6 4.7 0.1
19 ALASKA 6.5 6.7 0.2
19 GEORGIA 5.1 5.3 0.2
19 IDAHO 2.8 3.0 0.2
19 MAINE 4.8 5.0 0.2
19 MARYLAND 3.4 3.6 0.2
19 MINNESOTA 4.5 4.7 0.2
19 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.7 3.9 0.2
19 NORTH CAROLINA 5.0 5.2 0.2
19 RHODE ISLAND 5.9 6.1 0.2
19 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.5 5.7 0.2
19 TEXAS 4.1 4.3 0.2
19 VIRGINIA 3.5 3.7 0.2
31 CONNECTICUT 5.0 5.3 0.3
31 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.9 6.2 0.3
31 FLORIDA 4.6 4.9 0.3
31 MISSOURI 5.4 5.7 0.3
31 MONTANA 3.3 3.6 0.3
31 NEVADA 5.5 5.8 0.3
31 OREGON 5.4 5.7 0.3
31 TENNESSEE 5.3 5.6 0.3
31 UTAH 3.0 3.3 0.3
31 VERMONT 4.3 4.6 0.3
41 ALABAMA 3.7 4.1 0.4
41 KANSAS 3.7 4.1 0.4
41 KENTUCKY 5.3 5.7 0.4
41 NEW YORK 4.4 4.8 0.4
41 OHIO 5.3 5.7 0.4
41 WASHINGTON 4.5 4.9 0.4
41 WYOMING 2.7 3.1 0.4
48 CALIFORNIA 5.7 6.2 0.5
48 INDIANA 4.6 5.1 0.5
48 NEW MEXICO 3.2 3.7 0.5
51 LOUISIANA 3.7 4.5 0.8

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2008

 

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