March 1, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State unemployment rates in 2010

Unemployment rate and employment-population ratio, selected States and United States, 2010 annual average
State	Unemployment rate	Employment-population ratio
Alaska	8.0	64.2
Arkansas	7.9	56.1
California	12.4	56.3
Florida	11.5	55.4
Illinois	10.3	60.0
Iowa	6.1	66.8
Kansas	7.0	65.1
Louisiana	7.5	56.3
Maryland	7.5	62.1
Michigan	12.5	53.9
Minnesota	7.3	66.8
Nebraska	4.7	67.7
Nevada	14.9	57.0
New Hampshire	6.1	65.8
New York	10.6	57.1
North Carolina	10.6	56.1
North Dakota	3.9	69.8
Rhode Island	11.6	60.2
South Carolina	11.2	54.5
South Dakota	4.8	67.6
Texas	8.2	60.5
United States	9.6	58.5
Utah	7.7	62.9
Vermont	6.2	66.3
Virginia	6.9	64.1
Wisconsin	8.3	63.2
Wyoming	7.0	64.8

These data are featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates in 2010.

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