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September 23, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State unemployment rates, August 2011

Unemployment rates, August 2011, selected states, seasonally adjusted
State Unemployment rate (p)

Highest

  

  Nevada

 13.4

  California

 12.1

  Michigan

 11.2

  South Carolina

 11.1

  District of Columbia

 11.1

Lowest

  

  Oklahoma

 5.6

  New Hampshire

 5.3

  South Dakota

 4.7

  Nebraska

 4.2

  North Dakota

 3.5

Footnotes:
(p) = preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates, August 2011.