Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2008 Oct. 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 4.2 1.0
2 NEBRASKA 3.6 4.9 1.3
3 COLORADO 5.3 6.9 1.6
3 MONTANA 4.8 6.4 1.6
3 VERMONT 4.9 6.5 1.6
6 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.2 5.0 1.8
7 LOUISIANA 5.5 7.4 1.9
8 MINNESOTA 5.6 7.6 2.0
9 ALASKA 6.8 8.9 2.1
9 KANSAS 4.7 6.8 2.1
11 ARKANSAS 5.4 7.6 2.2
12 VIRGINIA 4.3 6.6 2.3
13 IOWA 4.3 6.7 2.4
14 MAINE 5.7 8.2 2.5
14 MARYLAND 4.8 7.3 2.5
16 HAWAII 4.6 7.2 2.6
16 MISSISSIPPI 7.2 9.8 2.6
18 CONNECTICUT 6.1 8.8 2.7
19 MISSOURI 6.5 9.3 2.8
19 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.0 6.8 2.8
21 OKLAHOMA 4.2 7.1 2.9
22 PENNSYLVANIA 5.8 8.8 3.0
22 TEXAS 5.3 8.3 3.0
22 UTAH 3.5 6.5 3.0
25 ARIZONA 6.2 9.3 3.1
25 MASSACHUSETTS 5.8 8.9 3.1
25 NEW YORK 5.9 9.0 3.1
28 DELAWARE 5.5 8.7 3.2
29 GEORGIA 6.9 10.2 3.3
30 IDAHO 5.6 9.0 3.4
30 INDIANA 6.4 9.8 3.4
30 NEW MEXICO 4.5 7.9 3.4
30 WASHINGTON 5.9 9.3 3.4
34 WISCONSIN 4.9 8.4 3.5
35 OHIO 6.9 10.5 3.6
35 TENNESSEE 6.9 10.5 3.6
37 NEW JERSEY 6.0 9.7 3.7
38 NORTH CAROLINA 7.0 11.0 4.0
39 OREGON 7.2 11.3 4.1
39 RHODE ISLAND 8.8 12.9 4.1
41 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7.7 11.9 4.2
41 ILLINOIS 6.8 11.0 4.2
41 WEST VIRGINIA 4.3 8.5 4.2
41 WYOMING 3.2 7.4 4.2
45 FLORIDA 6.9 11.2 4.3
45 KENTUCKY 6.9 11.2 4.3
45 SOUTH CAROLINA 7.8 12.1 4.3
48 CALIFORNIA 8.0 12.5 4.5
49 ALABAMA 5.7 10.9 5.2
50 NEVADA 7.7 13.0 5.3
51 MICHIGAN 9.1 15.1 6.0

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2009