December 22, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State employment and unemployment, November 2011

Unemployment rates significantly different from that of the United States, selected states, November 2011
State	Unemployment rate, November 2011 (p)
Nevada	13.0
California	11.3
District of Columbia	10.6
Mississippi	10.5
Rhode Island	10.5
United States	8.6
Vermont	5.3
New Hampshire	5.2
South Dakota	4.3
Nebraska	4.1
North Dakota	3.4
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

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