Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
July 2008p
RankStateRate
1 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.0
2 NEBRASKA 3.4
3 NORTH DAKOTA 3.5
3 UTAH 3.5
5 WYOMING 3.6
6 HAWAII 3.9
6 LOUISIANA 3.9
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.9
9 MONTANA 4.0
10 IDAHO 4.1
10 NEW MEXICO 4.1
10 OKLAHOMA 4.1
13 IOWA 4.3
14 DELAWARE 4.4
14 MARYLAND 4.4
14 VIRGINIA 4.4
17 ARKANSAS 4.5
17 WEST VIRGINIA 4.5
19 KANSAS 4.6
20 TEXAS 4.7
21 VERMONT 4.8
22 WISCONSIN 4.9
23 ALABAMA 5.1
23 ARIZONA 5.1
23 MASSACHUSETTS 5.1
26 COLORADO 5.2
26 NEW YORK 5.2
28 MAINE 5.4
28 NEW JERSEY 5.4
28 PENNSYLVANIA 5.4
31 WASHINGTON 5.7
32 CONNECTICUT 5.8
32 MINNESOTA 5.8
34 OREGON 6.0
35 FLORIDA 6.1
36 GEORGIA 6.2
37 INDIANA 6.3
38 MISSOURI 6.4
39 NEVADA 6.6
39 NORTH CAROLINA 6.6
41 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.7
41 KENTUCKY 6.7
43 ALASKA 6.9
43 TENNESSEE 6.9
45 SOUTH CAROLINA 7.0
46 OHIO 7.2
47 CALIFORNIA 7.3
47 ILLINOIS 7.3
49 RHODE ISLAND 7.7
50 MISSISSIPPI 7.9
51 MICHIGAN 8.5

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

 

Last Modified Date: August 15, 2008