Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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Aug. 2011 |
Aug. 2012p
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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
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