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In June 2013, a total of 19 states had jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. figure of 7.6 percent, 9 states and the District of Columbia had measurably higher rates, and 22 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate among states (9.6 percent). North Dakota again had the lowest jobless rate (3.1 percent).
State | Unemployment rate (p) | Difference from U.S. unemployment rate |
---|---|---|
Alabama | 6.5 | Not statistically different |
Alaska | 6.1 | Statistically significant, below |
Arizona | 8.0 | Not statistically different |
Arkansas | 7.3 | Not statistically different |
California | 8.5 | Statistically significant, above |
Colorado | 7.0 | Not statistically different |
Connecticut | 8.1 | Not statistically different |
Delaware | 7.3 | Not statistically different |
District of Columbia | 8.5 | Statistically significant, above |
Florida | 7.1 | Not statistically different |
Georgia | 8.6 | Statistically significant, above |
Hawaii | 4.6 | Statistically significant, below |
Idaho | 6.4 | Statistically significant, below |
Illinois | 9.2 | Statistically significant, above |
Indiana | 8.4 | Not statistically different |
Iowa | 4.6 | Statistically significant, below |
Kansas | 5.8 | Statistically significant, below |
Kentucky | 8.4 | Not statistically different |
Louisiana | 7.0 | Not statistically different |
Maine | 6.8 | Not statistically different |
Maryland | 7.0 | Not statistically different |
Massachusetts | 7.0 | Not statistically different |
Michigan | 8.7 | Statistically significant, above |
Minnesota | 5.2 | Statistically significant, below |
Mississippi | 9.0 | Statistically significant, above |
Missouri | 6.9 | Not statistically different |
Montana | 5.4 | Statistically significant, below |
Nebraska | 4.0 | Statistically significant, below |
Nevada | 9.6 | Statistically significant, above |
New Hampshire | 5.2 | Statistically significant, below |
New Jersey | 8.7 | Statistically significant, above |
New Mexico | 6.8 | Not statistically different |
New York | 7.5 | Not statistically different |
North Carolina | 8.8 | Statistically significant, above |
North Dakota | 3.1 | Statistically significant, below |
Ohio | 7.2 | Not statistically different |
Oklahoma | 5.2 | Statistically significant, below |
Oregon | 7.9 | Not statistically different |
Pennsylvania | 7.5 | Not statistically different |
Rhode Island | 8.9 | Statistically significant, above |
South Carolina | 8.1 | Not statistically different |
South Dakota | 3.9 | Statistically significant, below |
Tennessee | 8.5 | Not statistically different |
Texas | 6.5 | Statistically significant, below |
Utah | 4.7 | Statistically significant, below |
Vermont | 4.4 | Statistically significant, below |
Virginia | 5.5 | Statistically significant, below |
Washington | 6.8 | Not statistically different |
West Virginia | 6.1 | Statistically significant, below |
Wisconsin | 6.8 | Statistically significant, below |
Wyoming | 4.6 | Statistically significant, below |
Footnotes: |
Over the month, 8 states had statistically significant unemployment rate changes in June, of which seven were increases. The significant increases occurred in Massachusetts (+0.4 percentage point); Georgia, Maryland, and Vermont (+0.3 point each); and Idaho, Nebraska, and Virginia (+0.2 point each). The only significant decrease was in North Dakota (−0.1 percentage point).
From June 2012 to June 2013, fifteen states had statistically significant changes, all of which were declines. The largest decline occurred in California (−2.1 percentage points), followed by Nevada (−1.8 points), and Florida and Rhode Island (−1.7 percentage points each).
Among the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central had the highest jobless rate, 8.2 percent in June. The West North Central again had the lowest rate, 5.4 percent. No division had a statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate change. Four divisions had significant rate changes from a year earlier: the Pacific (−1.9 percentage points), South Atlantic (−1.0 point), and Middle Atlantic and Mountain (−0.9 point each).
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — June 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑1346.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nineteen states had jobless rates significantly lower than the U.S. rate of 7.6 percent, June 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130723.htm (visited December 03, 2024).