Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, 2014-2015 Annual Averages
State 2014
rate		 2015
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 6.2 5.3 -0.9

Michigan

 7.3 5.4 -1.9 1

Rhode Island

 7.7 6.0 -1.7 2

California

 7.5 6.2 -1.3 3

Illinois

 7.1 5.9 -1.2 4

Maine

 5.6 4.4 -1.2 4

Oregon

 6.8 5.6 -1.2 4

Colorado

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 7

Georgia

 7.1 6.0 -1.1 7

Indiana

 5.9 4.8 -1.1 7

Kentucky

 6.4 5.3 -1.1 7

Mississippi

 7.5 6.4 -1.1 7

Missouri

 6.1 5.0 -1.1 7

Nevada

 7.9 6.8 -1.1 7

Arkansas

 6.1 5.1 -1.0 14

New York

 6.3 5.3 -1.0 14

Connecticut

 6.6 5.7 -0.9 16

Delaware

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 16

District of Columbia

 7.8 6.9 -0.9 16

Florida

 6.3 5.4 -0.9 16

Massachusetts

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 16

New Hampshire

 4.3 3.4 -0.9 16

New Jersey

 6.7 5.8 -0.9 16

Ohio

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 16

Tennessee

 6.5 5.6 -0.9 16

Arizona

 6.8 6.0 -0.8 25

Hawaii

 4.4 3.6 -0.8 25

Wisconsin

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 25

Alabama

 6.8 6.1 -0.7 28

Idaho

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 28

Maryland

 5.8 5.1 -0.7 28

Virginia

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 28

Texas

 5.1 4.5 -0.6 32

Iowa

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 33

Minnesota

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 33

Montana

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 33

North Carolina

 6.3 5.8 -0.5 33

Pennsylvania

 5.8 5.3 -0.5 33

Washington

 6.1 5.6 -0.5 33

Alaska

 6.8 6.4 -0.4 39

South Carolina

 6.4 6.0 -0.4 39

Vermont

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 39

Kansas

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 42

Nebraska

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 42

South Dakota

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 42

Utah

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 45

Louisiana

 6.4 6.3 -0.1 46

New Mexico

 6.7 6.6 -0.1 46

Oklahoma

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 46

Wyoming

 4.2 4.2 0.0 49

North Dakota

 2.7 2.8 0.1 50

West Virginia

 6.6 6.8 0.2 51

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: February 28, 2017