Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
May 2009p
RankStateRate
1 NEBRASKA 4.4
1 NORTH DAKOTA 4.4
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.0
3 WYOMING 5.0
5 UTAH 5.4
6 IOWA 5.8
7 MONTANA 6.3
7 OKLAHOMA 6.3
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.5
9 NEW MEXICO 6.5
11 LOUISIANA 6.6
12 ARKANSAS 7.0
12 KANSAS 7.0
14 TEXAS 7.1
14 VIRGINIA 7.1
16 MARYLAND 7.2
17 VERMONT 7.3
18 HAWAII 7.4
19 COLORADO 7.6
20 IDAHO 7.8
21 CONNECTICUT 8.0
22 DELAWARE 8.1
23 ARIZONA 8.2
23 MASSACHUSETTS 8.2
23 MINNESOTA 8.2
23 NEW YORK 8.2
23 PENNSYLVANIA 8.2
28 MAINE 8.3
29 ALASKA 8.4
30 WEST VIRGINIA 8.6
31 NEW JERSEY 8.8
32 WISCONSIN 8.9
33 MISSOURI 9.0
34 WASHINGTON 9.4
35 MISSISSIPPI 9.6
36 GEORGIA 9.7
37 ALABAMA 9.8
38 ILLINOIS 10.1
39 FLORIDA 10.2
40 INDIANA 10.6
40 KENTUCKY 10.6
42 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.7
42 TENNESSEE 10.7
44 OHIO 10.8
45 NORTH CAROLINA 11.1
46 NEVADA 11.3
47 CALIFORNIA 11.5
48 RHODE ISLAND 12.1
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 12.1
50 OREGON 12.4
51 MICHIGAN 14.1

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