Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 ALABAMA 8.7 8.1 -0.6
2 MICHIGAN 9.8 9.3 -0.5
3 NEVADA 13.0 12.6 -0.4
3 OHIO 8.5 8.1 -0.4
3 SOUTH CAROLINA 9.9 9.5 -0.4
3 TENNESSEE 9.1 8.7 -0.4
3 UTAH 6.4 6.0 -0.4
8 KENTUCKY 9.4 9.1 -0.3
8 MONTANA 7.1 6.8 -0.3
8 PENNSYLVANIA 7.9 7.6 -0.3
8 TEXAS 8.1 7.8 -0.3
12 ARKANSAS 7.9 7.7 -0.2
12 CALIFORNIA 11.3 11.1 -0.2
12 CONNECTICUT 8.4 8.2 -0.2
12 DELAWARE 7.6 7.4 -0.2
12 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.6 10.4 -0.2
12 ILLINOIS 10.0 9.8 -0.2
12 KANSAS 6.5 6.3 -0.2
12 MARYLAND 6.9 6.7 -0.2
12 MASSACHUSETTS 7.0 6.8 -0.2
12 MINNESOTA 5.9 5.7 -0.2
12 MISSOURI 8.2 8.0 -0.2
12 OREGON 9.1 8.9 -0.2
12 VERMONT 5.3 5.1 -0.2
12 WASHINGTON 8.7 8.5 -0.2
12 WISCONSIN 7.3 7.1 -0.2
27 COLORADO 8.0 7.9 -0.1
27 FLORIDA 10.0 9.9 -0.1
27 GEORGIA 9.8 9.7 -0.1
27 IDAHO 8.5 8.4 -0.1
27 IOWA 5.7 5.6 -0.1
27 LOUISIANA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
27 MISSISSIPPI 10.5 10.4 -0.1
27 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.2 5.1 -0.1
27 NEW JERSEY 9.1 9.0 -0.1
27 NORTH CAROLINA 10.0 9.9 -0.1
27 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4 3.3 -0.1
27 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.3 4.2 -0.1
39 ALASKA 7.3 7.3 0.0
39 ARIZONA 8.7 8.7 0.0
39 INDIANA 9.0 9.0 0.0
39 MAINE 7.0 7.0 0.0
39 NEBRASKA 4.1 4.1 0.0
39 NEW YORK 8.0 8.0 0.0
39 OKLAHOMA 6.1 6.1 0.0
39 VIRGINIA 6.2 6.2 0.0
39 WEST VIRGINIA 7.9 7.9 0.0
39 WYOMING 5.8 5.8 0.0
49 HAWAII 6.5 6.6 0.1
49 NEW MEXICO 6.5 6.6 0.1
51 RHODE ISLAND 10.5 10.8 0.3

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 24, 2012