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March 30, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State unemployment rates, February 2011

Unemployment rates, selected states, seasonally adjusted, February 2011
State	Unemployment rate (p)
Highest
Nevada	13.6
California	12.2
Florida	11.5
Rhode Island	11.2
Michigan	10.4
Lowest
Vermont	5.6
New Hampshire	5.4
South Dakota	4.8
Nebraska	4.3
North Dakota	3.7
Footnotes: (p) =preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, State unemployment rates, February 2011.