Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 MISSISSIPPI 10.9 9.1 -1.8
2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.5 8.8 -1.7
2 FLORIDA 10.5 8.8 -1.7
2 NEVADA 13.8 12.1 -1.7
5 OHIO 8.8 7.2 -1.6
6 IDAHO 8.8 7.4 -1.4
6 MISSOURI 8.6 7.2 -1.4
8 CALIFORNIA 11.9 10.6 -1.3
9 ARIZONA 9.5 8.3 -1.2
9 OKLAHOMA 6.3 5.1 -1.2
11 ILLINOIS 10.2 9.1 -1.1
11 KENTUCKY 9.6 8.5 -1.1
11 MASSACHUSETTS 7.4 6.3 -1.1
14 INDIANA 9.3 8.3 -1.0
14 MICHIGAN 10.4 9.4 -1.0
14 NEW MEXICO 7.5 6.5 -1.0
14 NORTH CAROLINA 10.7 9.7 -1.0
14 TEXAS 8.1 7.1 -1.0
19 UTAH 6.7 5.8 -0.9
20 ARKANSAS 8.1 7.3 -0.8
20 SOUTH CAROLINA 10.4 9.6 -0.8
22 GEORGIA 9.9 9.2 -0.7
22 HAWAII 6.8 6.1 -0.7
22 MONTANA 7.0 6.3 -0.7
22 RHODE ISLAND 11.4 10.7 -0.7
22 TENNESSEE 9.2 8.5 -0.7
27 ALABAMA 9.1 8.5 -0.6
27 MINNESOTA 6.5 5.9 -0.6
27 NORTH DAKOTA 3.6 3.0 -0.6
27 OREGON 9.5 8.9 -0.6
27 WASHINGTON 9.2 8.6 -0.6
27 WEST VIRGINIA 8.1 7.5 -0.6
33 DELAWARE 7.4 6.9 -0.5
33 IOWA 6.0 5.5 -0.5
33 KANSAS 6.7 6.2 -0.5
33 NEBRASKA 4.5 4.0 -0.5
33 VIRGINIA 6.4 5.9 -0.5
38 VERMONT 5.6 5.3 -0.3
38 WYOMING 6.0 5.7 -0.3
40 COLORADO 8.3 8.2 -0.1
40 MARYLAND 7.2 7.1 -0.1
40 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.6 4.5 -0.1
40 WISCONSIN 7.6 7.5 -0.1
44 PENNSYLVANIA 8.1 8.1 0.0
45 LOUISIANA 7.3 7.4 0.1
45 MAINE 7.5 7.6 0.1
47 ALASKA 7.6 7.8 0.2
47 CONNECTICUT 8.8 9.0 0.2
47 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.5 5.7 0.2
50 NEW JERSEY 9.4 9.9 0.5
51 NEW YORK 8.3 9.1 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: September 21, 2012