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January 25, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
State | Unemployment rate |
---|---|
Alabama |
8.1 |
Alaska |
7.3 |
Arizona |
8.7 |
Arkansas |
7.7 |
California |
11.1 |
Colorado |
7.9 |
Connecticut |
8.2 |
Delaware |
7.4 |
District of Columbia |
10.4 |
Florida |
9.9 |
Georgia |
9.7 |
Hawaii |
6.6 |
Idaho |
8.4 |
Illinois |
9.8 |
Indiana |
9.0 |
Iowa |
5.6 |
Kansas |
6.3 |
Kentucky |
9.1 |
Louisiana |
6.8 |
Maine |
7.0 |
Maryland |
6.7 |
Massachusetts |
6.8 |
Michigan |
9.3 |
Minnesota |
5.7 |
Mississippi |
10.4 |
Missouri |
8.0 |
Montana |
6.8 |
Nebraska |
4.1 |
Nevada |
12.6 |
New Hampshire |
5.1 |
New Jersey |
9.0 |
New Mexico |
6.6 |
New York |
8.0 |
North Carolina |
9.9 |
North Dakota |
3.3 |
Ohio |
8.1 |
Oklahoma |
6.1 |
Oregon |
8.9 |
Pennsylvania |
7.6 |
Rhode Island |
10.8 |
South Carolina |
9.5 |
South Dakota |
4.2 |
Tennessee |
8.7 |
Texas |
7.8 |
Utah |
6.0 |
Vermont |
5.1 |
Virginia |
6.2 |
Washington |
8.5 |
West Virginia |
7.9 |
Wisconsin |
7.1 |
Wyoming |
5.8 |
These data are featured in the TED article, State employment and unemployment, December 2011.
State | Employment change, December 2010–December 2011 |
---|---|
California |
263,200 |
Texas |
204,500 |
Florida |
113,900 |
New York |
86,500 |
Ohio |
72,400 |
Michigan |
66,500 |
Pennsylvania |
59,200 |
Louisiana |
47,600 |
Oklahoma |
41,600 |
Minnesota |
26,300 |
Colorado |
23,600 |
North Dakota |
21,900 |
Oregon |
17,800 |
Nebraska |
13,100 |
West Virginia |
10,000 |
Idaho |
8,100 |
South Dakota |
6,700 |
Vermont |
4,400 |
These data are featured in the TED article, State employment and unemployment, December 2011.