Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Dec. 2009p
|
| Rank | State | Rate
|
| 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
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