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
Where’s the stats for the other six states? ;-)
I think that the NH unemployment is understated. Many people up here work Sub Tabula if you catch my drift. I am seeing a lot of people loosing their homes.
Thanks. I was getting ready to find something like that since the AP story is whitewashed and doesn’t have the actual numbers!
States with responsible policies would have a good chance of continuing to do well, but I’m sure BO will ensure they don’t.
Red counties are only getting 50% the stimulus $.