Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
May 2008 June 2008p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 KANSAS 4.6 4.3 -0.3
1 MISSOURI 6.0 5.7 -0.3
1 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.5 6.2 -0.3
4 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.6 6.4 -0.2
4 LOUISIANA 4.0 3.8 -0.2
4 VERMONT 4.9 4.7 -0.2
7 ALASKA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
7 ARKANSAS 5.1 5.0 -0.1
7 FLORIDA 5.6 5.5 -0.1
7 MAINE 5.4 5.3 -0.1
7 MINNESOTA 5.4 5.3 -0.1
7 MONTANA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
7 NEW JERSEY 5.4 5.3 -0.1
7 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
7 OREGON 5.6 5.5 -0.1
7 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9 2.8 -0.1
7 TEXAS 4.5 4.4 -0.1
18 ALABAMA 4.7 4.7 0.0
18 CONNECTICUT 5.4 5.4 0.0
18 GEORGIA 5.7 5.7 0.0
18 MARYLAND 4.0 4.0 0.0
18 MICHIGAN 8.5 8.5 0.0
18 MISSISSIPPI 6.9 6.9 0.0
18 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.0 4.0 0.0
18 PENNSYLVANIA 5.2 5.2 0.0
18 UTAH 3.2 3.2 0.0
18 WEST VIRGINIA 5.3 5.3 0.0
28 CALIFORNIA 6.8 6.9 0.1
28 DELAWARE 4.1 4.2 0.1
28 IOWA 3.9 4.0 0.1
28 KENTUCKY 6.2 6.3 0.1
28 NEBRASKA 3.2 3.3 0.1
28 NEW MEXICO 3.8 3.9 0.1
28 NEW YORK 5.2 5.3 0.1
28 NORTH CAROLINA 5.9 6.0 0.1
28 TENNESSEE 6.4 6.5 0.1
28 VIRGINIA 3.9 4.0 0.1
38 COLORADO 4.9 5.1 0.2
38 HAWAII 3.6 3.8 0.2
38 IDAHO 3.6 3.8 0.2
38 NEVADA 6.2 6.4 0.2
38 WASHINGTON 5.3 5.5 0.2
38 WISCONSIN 4.4 4.6 0.2
44 MASSACHUSETTS 4.9 5.2 0.3
44 OHIO 6.3 6.6 0.3
44 RHODE ISLAND 7.2 7.5 0.3
44 WYOMING 2.9 3.2 0.3
48 ARIZONA 4.4 4.8 0.4
48 ILLINOIS 6.4 6.8 0.4
48 OKLAHOMA 3.5 3.9 0.4
51 INDIANA 5.3 5.8 0.5

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

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Last Modified Date: July 18, 2008