Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2009 May 2009p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 NEBRASKA 4.5 4.4 -0.1
2 VERMONT 7.3 7.3 0.0
3 CONNECTICUT 7.9 8.0 0.1
3 OKLAHOMA 6.2 6.3 0.1
5 COLORADO 7.4 7.6 0.2
5 MASSACHUSETTS 8.0 8.2 0.2
5 MINNESOTA 8.0 8.2 0.2
5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.3 6.5 0.2
5 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8 5.0 0.2
5 UTAH 5.2 5.4 0.2
11 MONTANA 6.0 6.3 0.3
11 NORTH DAKOTA 4.1 4.4 0.3
11 VIRGINIA 6.8 7.1 0.3
11 WISCONSIN 8.6 8.9 0.3
15 CALIFORNIA 11.1 11.5 0.4
15 LOUISIANA 6.2 6.6 0.4
15 MAINE 7.9 8.3 0.4
15 MARYLAND 6.8 7.2 0.4
15 NEW JERSEY 8.4 8.8 0.4
15 NORTH CAROLINA 10.7 11.1 0.4
15 PENNSYLVANIA 7.8 8.2 0.4
15 WASHINGTON 9.0 9.4 0.4
23 ALASKA 7.9 8.4 0.5
23 ARIZONA 7.7 8.2 0.5
23 ARKANSAS 6.5 7.0 0.5
23 FLORIDA 9.7 10.2 0.5
23 GEORGIA 9.2 9.7 0.5
23 HAWAII 6.9 7.4 0.5
23 KANSAS 6.5 7.0 0.5
23 MISSISSIPPI 9.1 9.6 0.5
23 NEW YORK 7.7 8.2 0.5
23 TEXAS 6.6 7.1 0.5
23 WYOMING 4.5 5.0 0.5
34 OHIO 10.2 10.8 0.6
34 OREGON 11.8 12.4 0.6
36 DELAWARE 7.4 8.1 0.7
36 ILLINOIS 9.4 10.1 0.7
36 INDIANA 9.9 10.6 0.7
36 IOWA 5.1 5.8 0.7
36 KENTUCKY 9.9 10.6 0.7
36 NEVADA 10.6 11.3 0.7
36 NEW MEXICO 5.8 6.5 0.7
36 SOUTH CAROLINA 11.4 12.1 0.7
44 ALABAMA 9.0 9.8 0.8
44 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.9 10.7 0.8
44 IDAHO 7.0 7.8 0.8
44 TENNESSEE 9.9 10.7 0.8
48 MISSOURI 8.1 9.0 0.9
48 WEST VIRGINIA 7.7 8.6 0.9
50 RHODE ISLAND 11.1 12.1 1.0
51 MICHIGAN 12.9 14.1 1.2

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: June 19, 2009