Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
		July 2012	July 2013p
Rank	State	Rate	Rate	Change
1	CALIFORNIA	10.6	8.7	-1.9
2	NEVADA	11.2	9.5	-1.7
3	FLORIDA	8.7	7.1	-1.6
3	RHODE ISLAND	10.5	8.9	-1.6
5	HAWAII	5.9	4.5	-1.4
5	WASHINGTON	8.3	6.9	-1.4
5	WEST VIRGINIA	7.6	6.2	-1.4
8	ALABAMA	7.6	6.3	-1.3
8	UTAH	5.9	4.6	-1.3
10	NEW YORK	8.7	7.5	-1.2
11	NEW JERSEY	9.7	8.6	-1.1
11	SOUTH CAROLINA	9.2	8.1	-1.1
13	COLORADO	8.1	7.1	-1.0
14	WYOMING	5.5	4.6	-0.9
15	ALASKA	7.1	6.3	-0.8
15	MISSISSIPPI	9.3	8.5	-0.8
15	MONTANA	6.1	5.3	-0.8
15	OREGON	8.8	8.0	-0.8
19	IOWA	5.5	4.8	-0.7
19	NORTH CAROLINA	9.6	8.9	-0.7
21	IDAHO	7.2	6.6	-0.6
21	MINNESOTA	5.8	5.2	-0.6
21	PENNSYLVANIA	8.1	7.5	-0.6
21	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.5	3.9	-0.6
21	VERMONT	5.2	4.6	-0.6
26	CONNECTICUT	8.6	8.1	-0.5
26	MICHIGAN	9.3	8.8	-0.5
26	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.6	5.1	-0.5
29	ARIZONA	8.4	8.0	-0.4
29	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	9.0	8.6	-0.4
29	MAINE	7.3	6.9	-0.4
29	TEXAS	6.9	6.5	-0.4
33	GEORGIA	9.1	8.8	-0.3
33	VIRGINIA	6.0	5.7	-0.3
35	WISCONSIN	7.0	6.8	-0.2
36	NEW MEXICO	7.0	6.9	-0.1
36	NORTH DAKOTA	3.1	3.0	-0.1
38	ARKANSAS	7.4	7.4	0.0
38	INDIANA	8.4	8.4	0.0
38	MISSOURI	7.1	7.1	0.0
38	OHIO	7.2	7.2	0.0
38	OKLAHOMA	5.3	5.3	0.0
43	DELAWARE	7.3	7.4	0.1
43	KANSAS	5.8	5.9	0.1
43	KENTUCKY	8.4	8.5	0.1
43	MARYLAND	7.0	7.1	0.1
47	ILLINOIS	9.0	9.2	0.2
47	NEBRASKA	4.0	4.2	0.2
49	TENNESSEE	8.2	8.5	0.3
50	LOUISIANA	6.6	7.0	0.4
50	MASSACHUSETTS	6.8	7.2	0.4

^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: August 19, 2013