December 27, 2010

State unemployment rates, November 2009 to November 2010

Unemployment rate changes from November 2009 to November 2010, selected States, seasonally adjusted
State	November unemployment rate		Over-the-year unemployment rate change
State	2009	2010	Over-the-year unemployment rate change
Michigan	14.4	12.4	-2.0
Alabama	10.9	9.0	-1.9
District of Columbia	11.6	9.8	-1.8
South Carolina	12.3	10.6	-1.7
Maine	8.1	7.3	-0.8
North Dakota	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Utah	6.6	7.5	0.9
Colorado	7.4	8.6	1.2

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