Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Mar. 2013 Apr. 2013p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 CALIFORNIA 9.4 9.0 -0.4
1 NEW YORK 8.2 7.8 -0.4
1 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.4 8.0 -0.4
1 WEST VIRGINIA 7.0 6.6 -0.4
5 ALABAMA 7.2 6.9 -0.3
5 FLORIDA 7.5 7.2 -0.3
5 MISSISSIPPI 9.4 9.1 -0.3
5 NEW JERSEY 9.0 8.7 -0.3
5 NORTH CAROLINA 9.2 8.9 -0.3
5 PENNSYLVANIA 7.9 7.6 -0.3
5 RHODE ISLAND 9.1 8.8 -0.3
5 WASHINGTON 7.3 7.0 -0.3
13 ALASKA 6.2 6.0 -0.2
13 COLORADO 7.1 6.9 -0.2
13 GEORGIA 8.4 8.2 -0.2
13 HAWAII 5.1 4.9 -0.2
13 ILLINOIS 9.5 9.3 -0.2
13 INDIANA 8.7 8.5 -0.2
13 IOWA 4.9 4.7 -0.2
13 MAINE 7.1 6.9 -0.2
13 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.7 5.5 -0.2
13 NEW MEXICO 6.9 6.7 -0.2
13 OREGON 8.2 8.0 -0.2
13 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.3 4.1 -0.2
13 UTAH 4.9 4.7 -0.2
26 ARKANSAS 7.2 7.1 -0.1
26 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.6 8.5 -0.1
26 KANSAS 5.6 5.5 -0.1
26 KENTUCKY 8.0 7.9 -0.1
26 MARYLAND 6.6 6.5 -0.1
26 MICHIGAN 8.5 8.4 -0.1
26 MINNESOTA 5.4 5.3 -0.1
26 MISSOURI 6.7 6.6 -0.1
26 MONTANA 5.6 5.5 -0.1
26 NEBRASKA 3.8 3.7 -0.1
26 NEVADA 9.7 9.6 -0.1
26 OHIO 7.1 7.0 -0.1
26 OKLAHOMA 5.0 4.9 -0.1
26 VERMONT 4.1 4.0 -0.1
26 VIRGINIA 5.3 5.2 -0.1
26 WYOMING 4.9 4.8 -0.1
42 ARIZONA 7.9 7.9 0.0
42 CONNECTICUT 8.0 8.0 0.0
42 DELAWARE 7.2 7.2 0.0
42 IDAHO 6.1 6.1 0.0
42 MASSACHUSETTS 6.4 6.4 0.0
42 TEXAS 6.4 6.4 0.0
42 WISCONSIN 7.1 7.1 0.0
49 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.3 0.1
50 TENNESSEE 7.8 8.0 0.2
51 LOUISIANA 6.2 6.5 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: May 17, 2013