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Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Rank State Rate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 4.2
2 NEBRASKA 5.0
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 5.1
4 UTAH 5.7
5 WYOMING 5.9
6 IOWA 6.2
7 OKLAHOMA 6.3
8 MONTANA 6.4
9 LOUISIANA 6.8
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6.8
9 NEW MEXICO 6.8
12 KANSAS 7.0
13 VERMONT 7.1
14 ARKANSAS 7.2
14 VIRGINIA 7.2
16 MARYLAND 7.3
17 HAWAII 7.4
18 TEXAS 7.5
19 COLORADO 7.6
20 CONNECTICUT 8.0
21 PENNSYLVANIA 8.3
22 ALASKA 8.4
22 DELAWARE 8.4
22 IDAHO 8.4
22 MINNESOTA 8.4
26 MAINE 8.5
27 MASSACHUSETTS 8.6
28 ARIZONA 8.7
28 NEW YORK 8.7
30 MISSISSIPPI 9.0
30 WISCONSIN 9.0
32 NEW JERSEY 9.2
32 WEST VIRGINIA 9.2
34 MISSOURI 9.3
34 WASHINGTON 9.3
36 ALABAMA 10.1
36 GEORGIA 10.1
38 ILLINOIS 10.3
39 FLORIDA 10.6
40 INDIANA 10.7
41 TENNESSEE 10.8
42 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.9
42 KENTUCKY 10.9
44 NORTH CAROLINA 11.0
45 OHIO 11.1
46 CALIFORNIA 11.6
47 NEVADA 12.0
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 12.1
49 OREGON 12.2
50 RHODE ISLAND 12.4
51 MICHIGAN 15.2
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: July 17, 2009