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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Mar. 2007Mar. 2008p
RankStateRateRateChange
1 OKLAHOMA 4.3 3.1 -1.2
2 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.0 2.5 -0.5
3 ARKANSAS 5.3 4.9 -0.4
3 MISSISSIPPI 6.4 6.0 -0.4
5 IOWA 3.7 3.5 -0.2
5 MASSACHUSETTS 4.6 4.4 -0.2
5 WISCONSIN 5.0 4.8 -0.2
8 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.1 -0.1
8 TEXAS 4.4 4.3 -0.1
10 NEW MEXICO 3.7 3.7 0.0
10 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.7 5.7 0.0
12 KANSAS 4.0 4.1 0.1
12 KENTUCKY 5.6 5.7 0.1
12 MARYLAND 3.5 3.6 0.1
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.8 3.9 0.1
12 WYOMING 3.0 3.1 0.1
17 IDAHO 2.8 3.0 0.2
17 MICHIGAN 7.0 7.2 0.2
17 MINNESOTA 4.5 4.7 0.2
17 NEBRASKA 2.7 2.9 0.2
17 OHIO 5.5 5.7 0.2
22 ARIZONA 3.7 4.0 0.3
22 WEST VIRGINIA 4.4 4.7 0.3
24 DELAWARE 3.4 3.8 0.4
24 MAINE 4.6 5.0 0.4
24 NEW YORK 4.4 4.8 0.4
27 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.7 6.2 0.5
27 INDIANA 4.6 5.1 0.5
27 MONTANA 3.1 3.6 0.5
27 NEW JERSEY 4.3 4.8 0.5
27 WASHINGTON 4.4 4.9 0.5
32 HAWAII 2.5 3.1 0.6
32 LOUISIANA 3.9 4.5 0.6
32 PENNSYLVANIA 4.3 4.9 0.6
32 VERMONT 4.0 4.6 0.6
36 ALABAMA 3.4 4.1 0.7
36 ALASKA 6.0 6.7 0.7
36 COLORADO 3.7 4.4 0.7
36 NORTH CAROLINA 4.5 5.2 0.7
36 OREGON 5.0 5.7 0.7
41 VIRGINIA 2.9 3.7 0.8
42 CONNECTICUT 4.4 5.3 0.9
42 ILLINOIS 4.6 5.5 0.9
42 UTAH 2.4 3.3 0.9
45 MISSOURI 4.7 5.7 1.0
46 GEORGIA 4.2 5.3 1.1
46 TENNESSEE 4.5 5.6 1.1
48 CALIFORNIA 5.0 6.2 1.2
48 FLORIDA 3.7 4.9 1.2
48 NEVADA 4.6 5.8 1.2
48 RHODE ISLAND 4.9 6.1 1.2

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for both the current and prior year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2008

 

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