Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2011 Apr. 2012p
Rank State Rate Rate Change
1 MICHIGAN 10.5 8.3 -2.2
2 ALABAMA 9.2 7.2 -2.0
3 FLORIDA 10.6 8.7 -1.9
3 MISSISSIPPI 10.6 8.7 -1.9
3 NEVADA 13.6 11.7 -1.9
6 SOUTH CAROLINA 10.4 8.8 -1.6
6 TENNESSEE 9.4 7.8 -1.6
8 ARIZONA 9.6 8.2 -1.4
8 OHIO 8.8 7.4 -1.4
10 CONNECTICUT 9.0 7.7 -1.3
10 KENTUCKY 9.6 8.3 -1.3
10 MISSOURI 8.6 7.3 -1.3
13 MASSACHUSETTS 7.5 6.3 -1.2
13 WASHINGTON 9.3 8.1 -1.2
13 WEST VIRGINIA 7.9 6.7 -1.2
16 TEXAS 8.0 6.9 -1.1
16 VERMONT 5.7 4.6 -1.1
18 IDAHO 8.7 7.7 -1.0
18 MINNESOTA 6.6 5.6 -1.0
18 NORTH CAROLINA 10.4 9.4 -1.0
18 OREGON 9.5 8.5 -1.0
18 UTAH 7.0 6.0 -1.0
23 CALIFORNIA 11.8 10.9 -0.9
23 GEORGIA 9.8 8.9 -0.9
23 INDIANA 8.8 7.9 -0.9
23 OKLAHOMA 5.9 5.0 -0.9
27 ARKANSAS 8.0 7.2 -0.8
27 ILLINOIS 9.5 8.7 -0.8
27 IOWA 5.9 5.1 -0.8
27 WISCONSIN 7.5 6.7 -0.8
31 MONTANA 6.8 6.1 -0.7
31 WYOMING 6.0 5.3 -0.7
33 ALASKA 7.5 6.9 -0.6
33 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.1 9.5 -0.6
33 KANSAS 6.7 6.1 -0.6
33 NEBRASKA 4.5 3.9 -0.6
33 NEW MEXICO 7.5 6.9 -0.6
33 VIRGINIA 6.2 5.6 -0.6
39 COLORADO 8.4 7.9 -0.5
39 MAINE 7.7 7.2 -0.5
39 PENNSYLVANIA 7.9 7.4 -0.5
39 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8 4.3 -0.5
43 DELAWARE 7.2 6.8 -0.4
43 MARYLAND 7.1 6.7 -0.4
43 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.4 5.0 -0.4
43 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4 3.0 -0.4
47 HAWAII 6.6 6.3 -0.3
47 LOUISIANA 7.4 7.1 -0.3
49 NEW JERSEY 9.3 9.1 -0.2
50 RHODE ISLAND 11.2 11.2 0.0
51 NEW YORK 8.0 8.5 0.5

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: May 18, 2012