Unemployment Rates
for States
Monthly Ranking:
December 2011
|
|
Rank |
State |
Rate |
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.3 |
|
2 |
NEBRASKA |
4.1 |
|
3 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.2 |
|
4 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
5.1 |
|
4 |
VERMONT |
5.1 |
|
6 |
IOWA |
5.6 |
|
7 |
MINNESOTA |
5.7 |
|
8 |
WYOMING |
5.8 |
|
9 |
UTAH |
6.0 |
|
10 |
OKLAHOMA |
6.1 |
|
11 |
VIRGINIA |
6.2 |
|
12 |
KANSAS |
6.3 |
|
13 |
HAWAII |
6.6 |
|
13 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.6 |
|
15 |
MARYLAND |
6.7 |
|
16 |
LOUISIANA |
6.8 |
|
16 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
6.8 |
|
16 |
MONTANA |
6.8 |
|
19 |
MAINE |
7.0 |
|
20 |
WISCONSIN |
7.1 |
|
21 |
ALASKA |
7.3 |
|
22 |
DELAWARE |
7.4 |
|
23 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.6 |
|
24 |
ARKANSAS |
7.7 |
|
25 |
TEXAS |
7.8 |
|
26 |
COLORADO |
7.9 |
|
26 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
7.9 |
|
28 |
MISSOURI |
8.0 |
|
28 |
NEW YORK |
8.0 |
|
30 |
ALABAMA |
8.1 |
|
30 |
OHIO |
8.1 |
|
32 |
CONNECTICUT |
8.2 |
|
33 |
IDAHO |
8.4 |
|
34 |
WASHINGTON |
8.5 |
|
35 |
ARIZONA |
8.7 |
|
35 |
TENNESSEE |
8.7 |
|
37 |
OREGON |
8.9 |
|
38 |
INDIANA |
9.0 |
|
38 |
NEW JERSEY |
9.0 |
|
40 |
KENTUCKY |
9.1 |
|
41 |
MICHIGAN |
9.3 |
|
42 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
9.5 |
|
43 |
GEORGIA |
9.7 |
|
44 |
ILLINOIS |
9.8 |
|
45 |
FLORIDA |
9.9 |
|
45 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
9.9 |
|
47 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
10.4 |
|
47 |
MISSISSIPPI |
10.4 |
|
49 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.8 |
|
50 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.1 |
|
51 |
NEVADA |
12.6 |
|
Number of
unemployed persons in the United States:
12,800,000 |
NATIONAL
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
|
8.3 |
 |
|
|
Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
2001 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
|
2002 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
|
2003 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
|
2004 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
|
2005 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
|
2006 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
|
2007 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
|
2008 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
|
2009 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
|
2010 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
|
2011 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
|
2012 |
8.3 |
|
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2012-02-04T15:51:38-0600
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