Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2009p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 4.2
2 NEBRASKA 4.9
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.0
4 MONTANA 6.4
5 UTAH 6.5
5 VERMONT 6.5
7 VIRGINIA 6.6
8 IOWA 6.7
9 KANSAS 6.8
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.8
11 COLORADO 6.9
12 OKLAHOMA 7.1
13 HAWAII 7.2
14 MARYLAND 7.3
15 LOUISIANA 7.4
15 WYOMING 7.4
17 ARKANSAS 7.6
17 MINNESOTA 7.6
19 NEW MEXICO 7.9
20 MAINE 8.2
21 TEXAS 8.3
22 WISCONSIN 8.4
23 WEST VIRGINIA 8.5
24 DELAWARE 8.7
25 CONNECTICUT 8.8
25 PENNSYLVANIA 8.8
27 ALASKA 8.9
27 MASSACHUSETTS 8.9
29 IDAHO 9.0
29 NEW YORK 9.0
31 ARIZONA 9.3
31 MISSOURI 9.3
31 WASHINGTON 9.3
34 NEW JERSEY 9.7
35 INDIANA 9.8
35 MISSISSIPPI 9.8
37 GEORGIA 10.2
38 OHIO 10.5
38 TENNESSEE 10.5
40 ALABAMA 10.9
41 ILLINOIS 11.0
41 NORTH CAROLINA 11.0
43 FLORIDA 11.2
43 KENTUCKY 11.2
45 OREGON 11.3
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11.9
47 SOUTH CAROLINA 12.1
48 CALIFORNIA 12.5
49 RHODE ISLAND 12.9
50 NEVADA 13.0
51 MICHIGAN 15.1

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