November 27, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
State unemployment rates, October 2009
Unemployment rates, selected States and U.S., seasonally adjusted, December 2007 and October 2009
| State or area |
Unemployment rate |
| December 2007 |
October 2009 |
North Dakota |
3.1 |
4.2 |
Nebraska |
2.7 |
4.9 |
South Dakota |
2.7 |
5.0 |
Delaware |
3.8 |
8.7 |
United States |
4.9 |
10.2 |
Florida |
4.8 |
11.2 |
District of Columbia |
5.8 |
11.9 |
South Carolina |
5.8 |
12.1 |
California |
5.9 |
12.5 |
Rhode Island |
6.0 |
12.9 |
Nevada |
5.2 |
13.0 |
Michigan |
7.3 |
15.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates, October 2009.
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