Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2012p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.0
2 NEBRASKA 3.9
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.3
4 VERMONT 4.6
5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.0
5 OKLAHOMA 5.0
7 IOWA 5.1
8 WYOMING 5.3
9 MINNESOTA 5.6
9 VIRGINIA 5.6
11 UTAH 6.0
12 KANSAS 6.1
12 MONTANA 6.1
14 HAWAII 6.3
14 MASSACHUSETTS 6.3
16 MARYLAND 6.7
16 WEST VIRGINIA 6.7
16 WISCONSIN 6.7
19 DELAWARE 6.8
20 ALASKA 6.9
20 NEW MEXICO 6.9
20 TEXAS 6.9
23 LOUISIANA 7.1
24 ALABAMA 7.2
24 ARKANSAS 7.2
24 MAINE 7.2
27 MISSOURI 7.3
28 OHIO 7.4
28 PENNSYLVANIA 7.4
30 CONNECTICUT 7.7
30 IDAHO 7.7
32 TENNESSEE 7.8
33 COLORADO 7.9
33 INDIANA 7.9
35 WASHINGTON 8.1
36 ARIZONA 8.2
37 KENTUCKY 8.3
37 MICHIGAN 8.3
39 NEW YORK 8.5
39 OREGON 8.5
41 FLORIDA 8.7
41 ILLINOIS 8.7
41 MISSISSIPPI 8.7
44 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.8
45 GEORGIA 8.9
46 NEW JERSEY 9.1
47 NORTH CAROLINA 9.4
48 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.5
49 CALIFORNIA 10.9
50 RHODE ISLAND 11.2
51 NEVADA 11.7

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: May 18, 2012