Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Feb. 2013 Mar. 2013p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 ALASKA 6.5 6.2 -0.3
1 FLORIDA 7.8 7.5 -0.3
1 MICHIGAN 8.8 8.5 -0.3
1 NEW JERSEY 9.3 9.0 -0.3
1 RHODE ISLAND 9.4 9.1 -0.3
1 UTAH 5.2 4.9 -0.3
1 VERMONT 4.4 4.1 -0.3
1 VIRGINIA 5.6 5.3 -0.3
1 WEST VIRGINIA 7.3 7.0 -0.3
10 CALIFORNIA 9.6 9.4 -0.2
10 GEORGIA 8.6 8.4 -0.2
10 MAINE 7.3 7.1 -0.2
10 MISSISSIPPI 9.6 9.4 -0.2
10 NEW YORK 8.4 8.2 -0.2
10 NORTH CAROLINA 9.4 9.2 -0.2
10 PENNSYLVANIA 8.1 7.9 -0.2
10 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.6 8.4 -0.2
10 WASHINGTON 7.5 7.3 -0.2
19 COLORADO 7.2 7.1 -0.1
19 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.6 8.5 -0.1
19 HAWAII 5.2 5.1 -0.1
19 IOWA 5.0 4.9 -0.1
19 MASSACHUSETTS 6.5 6.4 -0.1
19 MINNESOTA 5.5 5.4 -0.1
19 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.8 5.7 -0.1
19 OREGON 8.3 8.2 -0.1
19 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.4 4.3 -0.1
28 ALABAMA 7.2 7.2 0.0
28 ARIZONA 7.9 7.9 0.0
28 ARKANSAS 7.2 7.2 0.0
28 CONNECTICUT 8.0 8.0 0.0
28 IDAHO 6.2 6.2 0.0
28 ILLINOIS 9.5 9.5 0.0
28 INDIANA 8.7 8.7 0.0
28 MARYLAND 6.6 6.6 0.0
28 MISSOURI 6.7 6.7 0.0
28 MONTANA 5.6 5.6 0.0
28 NEBRASKA 3.8 3.8 0.0
28 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 3.3 0.0
28 OHIO 7.1 7.1 0.0
28 OKLAHOMA 5.0 5.0 0.0
28 TEXAS 6.4 6.4 0.0
28 WISCONSIN 7.1 7.1 0.0
28 WYOMING 4.9 4.9 0.0
45 DELAWARE 7.2 7.3 0.1
45 KANSAS 5.5 5.6 0.1
45 KENTUCKY 7.9 8.0 0.1
45 NEVADA 9.6 9.7 0.1
45 NEW MEXICO 6.8 6.9 0.1
45 TENNESSEE 7.8 7.9 0.1
51 LOUISIANA 6.0 6.2 0.2

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: April 19, 2013