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October 23, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State unemployment rates, September 2012

Unemployment rates for selected states, seasonally adjusted, September 2012
State Unemployment rate (p)

Nevada

 11.8

Rhode Island

 10.5

California

 10.2

New Jersey

 9.8

North Carolina

 9.6

Oklahoma

 5.2

Iowa

 5.2

South Dakota

 4.4

Nebraska

 3.9

North Dakota

 3.0

Footnotes:
(p) = preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates, September 2012.