Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
2011 2012
RankStateRateRateChange
  UNITED STATES 8.9 8.1 -0.8
1 NEVADA 13.2 11.1 -2.1
2 FLORIDA 10.3 8.6 -1.7
3 MISSOURI 8.4 6.9 -1.5
4 ALABAMA 8.7 7.3 -1.4
4 OHIO 8.6 7.2 -1.4
6 CALIFORNIA 11.8 10.5 -1.3
6 KENTUCKY 9.5 8.2 -1.3
6 MICHIGAN 10.4 9.1 -1.3
6 MISSISSIPPI 10.5 9.2 -1.3
6 SOUTH CAROLINA 10.4 9.1 -1.3
6 TENNESSEE 9.3 8.0 -1.3
12 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.1 8.9 -1.2
12 IDAHO 8.3 7.1 -1.2
12 UTAH 6.9 5.7 -1.2
15 ARIZONA 9.4 8.3 -1.1
15 TEXAS 7.9 6.8 -1.1
17 WASHINGTON 9.2 8.2 -1.0
18 GEORGIA 9.9 9.0 -0.9
18 LOUISIANA 7.3 6.4 -0.9
18 MINNESOTA 6.5 5.6 -0.9
18 OREGON 9.6 8.7 -0.9
22 ILLINOIS 9.7 8.9 -0.8
22 KANSAS 6.5 5.7 -0.8
22 RHODE ISLAND 11.2 10.4 -0.8
25 HAWAII 6.5 5.8 -0.7
25 IOWA 5.9 5.2 -0.7
25 NORTH CAROLINA 10.2 9.5 -0.7
25 OKLAHOMA 5.9 5.2 -0.7
25 WYOMING 6.1 5.4 -0.7
30 ALASKA 7.6 7.0 -0.6
30 ARKANSAS 7.9 7.3 -0.6
30 COLORADO 8.6 8.0 -0.6
30 INDIANA 9.0 8.4 -0.6
30 MASSACHUSETTS 7.3 6.7 -0.6
30 MONTANA 6.6 6.0 -0.6
30 NEW MEXICO 7.5 6.9 -0.6
30 VERMONT 5.6 5.0 -0.6
30 WISCONSIN 7.5 6.9 -0.6
39 CONNECTICUT 8.9 8.4 -0.5
39 MARYLAND 7.3 6.8 -0.5
39 NEBRASKA 4.4 3.9 -0.5
39 VIRGINIA 6.4 5.9 -0.5
39 WEST VIRGINIA 7.8 7.3 -0.5
44 MAINE 7.7 7.3 -0.4
44 NORTH DAKOTA 3.5 3.1 -0.4
44 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8 4.4 -0.4
47 DELAWARE 7.4 7.1 -0.3
48 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.5 5.5 0.0
48 PENNSYLVANIA 7.9 7.9 0.0
50 NEW JERSEY 9.4 9.5 0.1
51 NEW YORK 8.3 8.5 0.2

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2013