Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2012 Apr. 2013p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEVADA 11.5 9.6 -1.9
2 RHODE ISLAND 10.6 8.8 -1.8
3 CALIFORNIA 10.7 9.0 -1.7
3 FLORIDA 8.9 7.2 -1.7
5 WASHINGTON 8.4 7.0 -1.4
6 COLORADO 8.2 6.9 -1.3
6 SOUTH CAROLINA 9.3 8.0 -1.3
8 HAWAII 6.1 4.9 -1.2
8 IDAHO 7.3 6.1 -1.2
10 ALASKA 7.0 6.0 -1.0
10 UTAH 5.7 4.7 -1.0
12 GEORGIA 9.1 8.2 -0.9
12 VERMONT 4.9 4.0 -0.9
14 NEW YORK 8.6 7.8 -0.8
14 OREGON 8.8 8.0 -0.8
16 MICHIGAN 9.1 8.4 -0.7
16 NEW JERSEY 9.4 8.7 -0.7
16 VIRGINIA 5.9 5.2 -0.7
16 WYOMING 5.5 4.8 -0.7
20 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.1 8.5 -0.6
20 MONTANA 6.1 5.5 -0.6
20 TEXAS 7.0 6.4 -0.6
23 ALABAMA 7.4 6.9 -0.5
23 ARIZONA 8.4 7.9 -0.5
23 IOWA 5.2 4.7 -0.5
23 NORTH CAROLINA 9.4 8.9 -0.5
23 WEST VIRGINIA 7.1 6.6 -0.5
28 MAINE 7.3 6.9 -0.4
28 MISSOURI 7.0 6.6 -0.4
30 KANSAS 5.8 5.5 -0.3
30 KENTUCKY 8.2 7.9 -0.3
30 LOUISIANA 6.8 6.5 -0.3
30 MARYLAND 6.8 6.5 -0.3
30 MINNESOTA 5.6 5.3 -0.3
30 NEBRASKA 4.0 3.7 -0.3
30 NEW MEXICO 7.0 6.7 -0.3
30 OHIO 7.3 7.0 -0.3
30 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.4 4.1 -0.3
39 ARKANSAS 7.3 7.1 -0.2
39 CONNECTICUT 8.2 8.0 -0.2
39 MASSACHUSETTS 6.6 6.4 -0.2
39 PENNSYLVANIA 7.8 7.6 -0.2
43 OKLAHOMA 5.0 4.9 -0.1
43 TENNESSEE 8.1 8.0 -0.1
45 MISSISSIPPI 9.0 9.1 0.1
45 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.4 5.5 0.1
47 DELAWARE 7.0 7.2 0.2
47 INDIANA 8.3 8.5 0.2
47 WISCONSIN 6.9 7.1 0.2
50 NORTH DAKOTA 3.0 3.3 0.3
51 ILLINOIS 8.8 9.3 0.5

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: May 17, 2013