Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2009 Oct. 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 MASSACHUSETTS 9.3 8.9 -0.4
1 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7.2 6.8 -0.4
1 WEST VIRGINIA 8.9 8.5 -0.4
4 MAINE 8.5 8.2 -0.3
4 MONTANA 6.7 6.4 -0.3
4 NEVADA 13.3 13.0 -0.3
7 MICHIGAN 15.3 15.1 -0.2
7 MISSOURI 9.5 9.3 -0.2
7 VERMONT 6.7 6.5 -0.2
10 COLORADO 7.0 6.9 -0.1
10 KANSAS 6.9 6.8 -0.1
10 NEW JERSEY 9.8 9.7 -0.1
10 RHODE ISLAND 13.0 12.9 -0.1
14 HAWAII 7.2 7.2 0.0
14 LOUISIANA 7.4 7.4 0.0
14 NEBRASKA 4.9 4.9 0.0
14 OREGON 11.3 11.3 0.0
14 PENNSYLVANIA 8.8 8.8 0.0
14 TENNESSEE 10.5 10.5 0.0
14 VIRGINIA 6.6 6.6 0.0
14 WISCONSIN 8.4 8.4 0.0
22 FLORIDA 11.1 11.2 0.1
22 GEORGIA 10.1 10.2 0.1
22 INDIANA 9.7 9.8 0.1
22 IOWA 6.6 6.7 0.1
22 MARYLAND 7.2 7.3 0.1
22 NEW YORK 8.9 9.0 0.1
22 NORTH DAKOTA 4.1 4.2 0.1
22 TEXAS 8.2 8.3 0.1
30 ALABAMA 10.7 10.9 0.2
30 ARIZONA 9.1 9.3 0.2
30 CALIFORNIA 12.3 12.5 0.2
30 IDAHO 8.8 9.0 0.2
30 MINNESOTA 7.4 7.6 0.2
30 NEW MEXICO 7.7 7.9 0.2
30 NORTH CAROLINA 10.8 11.0 0.2
30 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8 5.0 0.2
30 WASHINGTON 9.1 9.3 0.2
39 KENTUCKY 10.9 11.2 0.3
39 OKLAHOMA 6.8 7.1 0.3
39 UTAH 6.2 6.5 0.3
42 CONNECTICUT 8.4 8.8 0.4
42 DELAWARE 8.3 8.7 0.4
42 OHIO 10.1 10.5 0.4
42 SOUTH CAROLINA 11.7 12.1 0.4
46 ARKANSAS 7.1 7.6 0.5
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11.4 11.9 0.5
46 ILLINOIS 10.5 11.0 0.5
46 MISSISSIPPI 9.3 9.8 0.5
50 ALASKA 8.3 8.9 0.6
50 WYOMING 6.8 7.4 0.6

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