Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2009p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 4.4
2 NEBRASKA 4.7
2 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.7
4 IOWA 6.6
4 KANSAS 6.6
4 OKLAHOMA 6.6
7 MONTANA 6.7
7 UTAH 6.7
9 HAWAII 6.9
9 VERMONT 6.9
9 VIRGINIA 6.9
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7.0
13 MINNESOTA 7.4
14 COLORADO 7.5
14 LOUISIANA 7.5
14 MARYLAND 7.5
14 WYOMING 7.5
18 ARKANSAS 7.7
19 MAINE 8.3
19 NEW MEXICO 8.3
19 TEXAS 8.3
22 WISCONSIN 8.7
23 ALASKA 8.8
24 CONNECTICUT 8.9
24 PENNSYLVANIA 8.9
26 DELAWARE 9.0
26 NEW YORK 9.0
28 ARIZONA 9.1
28 IDAHO 9.1
28 WEST VIRGINIA 9.1
31 MASSACHUSETTS 9.4
32 WASHINGTON 9.5
33 MISSOURI 9.6
34 INDIANA 9.9
35 NEW JERSEY 10.1
36 GEORGIA 10.3
37 MISSISSIPPI 10.6
38 KENTUCKY 10.7
39 OHIO 10.9
39 TENNESSEE 10.9
41 ALABAMA 11.0
41 OREGON 11.0
43 ILLINOIS 11.1
44 NORTH CAROLINA 11.2
45 FLORIDA 11.8
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12.1
47 CALIFORNIA 12.4
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 12.6
49 RHODE ISLAND 12.9
50 NEVADA 13.0
51 MICHIGAN 14.6

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: January 22, 2010