Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2012 Dec. 2013
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NORTH CAROLINA 8.9 6.9 -2.0
2 NEW JERSEY 9.1 7.2 -1.9
3 FLORIDA 8.1 6.3 -1.8
4 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.3 6.6 -1.7
5 NEVADA 10.6 9.0 -1.6
6 CALIFORNIA 9.7 8.3 -1.4
7 GEORGIA 8.7 7.4 -1.3
7 MISSISSIPPI 9.1 7.8 -1.3
7 OREGON 8.4 7.1 -1.3
10 IDAHO 6.8 5.6 -1.2
10 INDIANA 8.0 6.8 -1.2
10 NEW YORK 8.2 7.0 -1.2
13 COLORADO 7.3 6.2 -1.1
13 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.7 7.6 -1.1
13 PENNSYLVANIA 7.9 6.8 -1.1
13 WEST VIRGINIA 7.1 6.0 -1.1
17 UTAH 4.9 4.0 -0.9
18 DELAWARE 7.0 6.2 -0.8
18 IOWA 5.0 4.2 -0.8
18 LOUISIANA 6.2 5.4 -0.8
18 MARYLAND 6.9 6.1 -0.8
18 MISSOURI 6.8 6.0 -0.8
23 ALABAMA 6.8 6.1 -0.7
23 CONNECTICUT 8.1 7.4 -0.7
23 KANSAS 5.6 4.9 -0.7
23 MINNESOTA 5.4 4.7 -0.7
23 WASHINGTON 7.4 6.7 -0.7
28 MAINE 7.0 6.4 -0.6
28 MICHIGAN 8.9 8.3 -0.6
28 WISCONSIN 6.9 6.3 -0.6
28 WYOMING 5.0 4.4 -0.6
32 ARIZONA 8.1 7.6 -0.5
32 TEXAS 6.5 6.0 -0.5
32 VIRGINIA 5.7 5.2 -0.5
35 MONTANA 5.8 5.4 -0.4
35 NEBRASKA 4.0 3.6 -0.4
35 RHODE ISLAND 9.7 9.3 -0.4
35 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.0 3.6 -0.4
35 TENNESSEE 8.1 7.7 -0.4
35 VERMONT 4.6 4.2 -0.4
41 HAWAII 5.0 4.7 -0.3
41 KENTUCKY 8.2 7.9 -0.3
41 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.5 5.2 -0.3
41 NEW MEXICO 6.9 6.6 -0.3
41 NORTH DAKOTA 3.0 2.7 -0.3
46 ALASKA 6.6 6.4 -0.2
46 ILLINOIS 9.1 8.9 -0.2
46 OHIO 7.3 7.1 -0.2
49 ARKANSAS 7.5 7.4 -0.1
50 OKLAHOMA 5.4 5.4 0.0
51 MASSACHUSETTS 6.9 7.1 0.2

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the latest five years have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: February 28, 2014