Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2012 Oct. 2013p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 FLORIDA 8.2 6.7 -1.5
2 CALIFORNIA 10.1 8.7 -1.4
2 NORTH CAROLINA 9.4 8.0 -1.4
4 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.8 7.5 -1.3
4 WEST VIRGINIA 7.5 6.2 -1.3
6 NEW JERSEY 9.6 8.4 -1.2
7 HAWAII 5.4 4.4 -1.0
7 NEVADA 10.3 9.3 -1.0
9 COLORADO 7.7 6.8 -0.9
9 INDIANA 8.4 7.5 -0.9
9 RHODE ISLAND 10.1 9.2 -0.9
9 UTAH 5.5 4.6 -0.9
13 MINNESOTA 5.6 4.8 -0.8
13 OREGON 8.5 7.7 -0.8
13 WASHINGTON 7.8 7.0 -0.8
16 GEORGIA 8.8 8.1 -0.7
16 NEW YORK 8.4 7.7 -0.7
16 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.4 3.7 -0.7
19 ALABAMA 7.1 6.5 -0.6
19 MISSISSIPPI 9.1 8.5 -0.6
19 MONTANA 5.8 5.2 -0.6
19 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.7 5.1 -0.6
23 CONNECTICUT 8.4 7.9 -0.5
23 IOWA 5.1 4.6 -0.5
23 MAINE 7.2 6.7 -0.5
23 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 2.7 -0.5
23 PENNSYLVANIA 8.0 7.5 -0.5
23 VERMONT 5.0 4.5 -0.5
23 WYOMING 5.1 4.6 -0.5
30 ALASKA 6.8 6.5 -0.3
30 DELAWARE 7.1 6.8 -0.3
30 WISCONSIN 6.8 6.5 -0.3
33 MISSOURI 6.7 6.5 -0.2
33 NEW MEXICO 6.8 6.6 -0.2
33 TEXAS 6.4 6.2 -0.2
33 VIRGINIA 5.8 5.6 -0.2
37 MARYLAND 6.8 6.7 -0.1
37 MICHIGAN 9.1 9.0 -0.1
39 KANSAS 5.6 5.6 0.0
39 NEBRASKA 3.9 3.9 0.0
41 ARIZONA 8.1 8.2 0.1
41 IDAHO 6.6 6.7 0.1
41 ILLINOIS 8.8 8.9 0.1
44 ARKANSAS 7.2 7.5 0.3
44 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.6 8.9 0.3
44 KENTUCKY 8.1 8.4 0.3
44 OKLAHOMA 5.2 5.5 0.3
48 MASSACHUSETTS 6.7 7.2 0.5
49 LOUISIANA 5.9 6.5 0.6
49 OHIO 6.9 7.5 0.6
49 TENNESSEE 7.8 8.4 0.6

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: November 22, 2013