Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted
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July 2012 |
July 2013p
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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
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