April 22, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
State unemployment rates, March 2011
	Unemployment rates, March 2011, selected states, seasonally adjusted
	
		
			| State | Unemployment rate | 
	
	
		
			| Highest |  | 
		
			| Nevada | 13.2 | 
		
			| California | 12.0 | 
		
			| Florida | 11.1 | 
		
			| Rhode Island | 11.0 | 
		
			| Michigan | 10.3 | 
		
			| Lowest |  | 
		
			| Vermont | 5.4 | 
		
			| New Hampshire | 5.2 | 
		
			| South Dakota | 4.9 | 
		
			| Nebraska | 4.2 | 
		
			| North Dakota | 3.6 | 
	
	
		
	
 
These data are featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates, March 2011.
 
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