Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2005 Year: 2006
RankStateRateRateChange
UNITED STATES 5.1 4.6 -0.5
1 LOUISIANA 6.7 3.9 -2.8
2 ILLINOIS 5.8 4.6 -1.2
2 UTAH 4.1 2.9 -1.2
4 NEW MEXICO 5.2 4.1 -1.1
5 MISSISSIPPI 7.8 6.8 -1.0
6 NEBRASKA 3.9 3.0 -0.9
6 OREGON 6.2 5.3 -0.9
8 COLORADO 5.1 4.3 -0.8
8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.5 5.7 -0.8
10 IDAHO 3.7 3.0 -0.7
10 KANSAS 5.1 4.4 -0.7
12 ARIZONA 4.7 4.1 -0.6
12 IOWA 4.3 3.7 -0.6
12 MISSOURI 5.4 4.8 -0.6
12 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.7 3.1 -0.6
12 WASHINGTON 5.5 4.9 -0.6
17 CALIFORNIA 5.4 4.9 -0.5
17 CONNECTICUT 4.9 4.4 -0.5
17 DELAWARE 4.0 3.5 -0.5
17 FLORIDA 3.8 3.3 -0.5
17 GEORGIA 5.2 4.7 -0.5
17 NORTH CAROLINA 5.3 4.8 -0.5
17 OHIO 5.9 5.4 -0.5
17 PENNSYLVANIA 5.0 4.5 -0.5
17 TEXAS 5.4 4.9 -0.5
17 VIRGINIA 3.5 3.0 -0.5
17 WYOMING 3.7 3.2 -0.5
28 ALASKA 6.9 6.5 -0.4
28 INDIANA 5.4 5.0 -0.4
28 MONTANA 3.6 3.2 -0.4
28 NEW YORK 5.0 4.6 -0.4
28 OKLAHOMA 4.5 4.1 -0.4
28 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.8 6.4 -0.4
28 TENNESSEE 5.6 5.2 -0.4
28 WEST VIRGINIA 4.9 4.5 -0.4
36 ALABAMA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
36 HAWAII 2.8 2.5 -0.3
36 MARYLAND 4.1 3.8 -0.3
36 NEVADA 4.5 4.2 -0.3
40 MAINE 4.9 4.7 -0.2
40 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4 3.2 -0.2
42 KENTUCKY 6.0 5.9 -0.1
42 MINNESOTA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
42 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.6 3.5 -0.1
42 WISCONSIN 4.8 4.7 -0.1
46 MASSACHUSETTS 4.8 4.8 0.0
46 RHODE ISLAND 5.1 5.1 0.0
48 MICHIGAN 6.8 6.9 0.1
48 NEW JERSEY 4.5 4.6 0.1
50 ARKANSAS 5.1 5.3 0.2
50 VERMONT 3.5 3.7 0.2

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data have been revised to incorporate updated population controls and re-estimation. Annual average state estimates do not sum to the U.S. total.

 

Last Modified Date: March 4, 2011