Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2010 Dec. 2011p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEVADA 14.9 12.6 -2.3
2 FLORIDA 12.0 9.9 -2.1
3 NEW MEXICO 8.6 6.6 -2.0
4 MICHIGAN 11.1 9.3 -1.8
4 WEST VIRGINIA 9.7 7.9 -1.8
6 OREGON 10.6 8.9 -1.7
7 MISSOURI 9.6 8.0 -1.6
8 MASSACHUSETTS 8.3 6.8 -1.5
8 UTAH 7.5 6.0 -1.5
10 CALIFORNIA 12.5 11.1 -1.4
10 OHIO 9.5 8.1 -1.4
10 SOUTH CAROLINA 10.9 9.5 -1.4
13 IDAHO 9.7 8.4 -1.3
14 KENTUCKY 10.3 9.1 -1.2
14 MINNESOTA 6.9 5.7 -1.2
16 DELAWARE 8.5 7.4 -1.1
17 ALABAMA 9.1 8.1 -1.0
17 COLORADO 8.9 7.9 -1.0
19 ARIZONA 9.6 8.7 -0.9
19 LOUISIANA 7.7 6.8 -0.9
19 PENNSYLVANIA 8.5 7.6 -0.9
22 CONNECTICUT 9.0 8.2 -0.8
22 WASHINGTON 9.3 8.5 -0.8
24 GEORGIA 10.4 9.7 -0.7
24 MARYLAND 7.4 6.7 -0.7
24 OKLAHOMA 6.8 6.1 -0.7
24 RHODE ISLAND 11.5 10.8 -0.7
24 TENNESSEE 9.4 8.7 -0.7
24 VERMONT 5.8 5.1 -0.7
30 ALASKA 7.9 7.3 -0.6
30 MONTANA 7.4 6.8 -0.6
30 WYOMING 6.4 5.8 -0.6
33 INDIANA 9.5 9.0 -0.5
33 IOWA 6.1 5.6 -0.5
33 KANSAS 6.8 6.3 -0.5
33 MAINE 7.5 7.0 -0.5
33 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.6 5.1 -0.5
33 NORTH DAKOTA 3.8 3.3 -0.5
33 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.7 4.2 -0.5
33 TEXAS 8.3 7.8 -0.5
41 VIRGINIA 6.6 6.2 -0.4
41 WISCONSIN 7.5 7.1 -0.4
43 ARKANSAS 7.9 7.7 -0.2
43 NEBRASKA 4.3 4.1 -0.2
43 NEW YORK 8.2 8.0 -0.2
46 NEW JERSEY 9.1 9.0 -0.1
47 NORTH CAROLINA 9.8 9.9 0.1
48 MISSISSIPPI 10.2 10.4 0.2
49 HAWAII 6.3 6.6 0.3
50 ILLINOIS 9.2 9.8 0.6
51 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.6 10.4 0.8

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 24, 2012