January 27, 2011
Regional and State unemployment rates, December 2009 to December 2010
Unemployment rate changes from December 2009 to December 2010, by geographic division, seasonally adjusted
| Region |
December unemployment rate |
Over-the-year unemployment rate change |
| 2009 |
2010 |
Northeast |
|
|
|
New England |
8.9 |
8.2 |
-0.7 |
Middle Atlantic |
9.1 |
8.5 |
-0.6 |
South |
|
|
|
South Atlantic |
10.1 |
9.9 |
-0.2 |
East South Central |
10.7 |
9.6 |
-1.1 |
West South Central |
7.9 |
8.1 |
0.2 |
Midwest |
|
|
|
East North Central |
11.2 |
9.6 |
-1.6 |
West North Central |
7.3 |
7.1 |
-0.2 |
West |
|
|
|
Mountain |
8.6 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
Pacific |
11.6 |
11.6 |
0.0 |
These data featured in the TED article, Regional and State unemployment rates, December 2009 to December 2010.
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