Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2011p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3
2 NEBRASKA 4.1
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.2
4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.1
4 VERMONT 5.1
6 IOWA 5.6
7 MINNESOTA 5.7
8 WYOMING 5.8
9 UTAH 6.0
10 OKLAHOMA 6.1
11 VIRGINIA 6.2
12 KANSAS 6.3
13 HAWAII 6.6
13 NEW MEXICO 6.6
15 MARYLAND 6.7
16 LOUISIANA 6.8
16 MASSACHUSETTS 6.8
16 MONTANA 6.8
19 MAINE 7.0
20 WISCONSIN 7.1
21 ALASKA 7.3
22 DELAWARE 7.4
23 PENNSYLVANIA 7.6
24 ARKANSAS 7.7
25 TEXAS 7.8
26 COLORADO 7.9
26 WEST VIRGINIA 7.9
28 MISSOURI 8.0
28 NEW YORK 8.0
30 ALABAMA 8.1
30 OHIO 8.1
32 CONNECTICUT 8.2
33 IDAHO 8.4
34 WASHINGTON 8.5
35 ARIZONA 8.7
35 TENNESSEE 8.7
37 OREGON 8.9
38 INDIANA 9.0
38 NEW JERSEY 9.0
40 KENTUCKY 9.1
41 MICHIGAN 9.3
42 SOUTH CAROLINA 9.5
43 GEORGIA 9.7
44 ILLINOIS 9.8
45 FLORIDA 9.9
45 NORTH CAROLINA 9.9
47 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.4
47 MISSISSIPPI 10.4
49 RHODE ISLAND 10.8
50 CALIFORNIA 11.1
51 NEVADA 12.6

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 24, 2012