List of U.S. states by unemployment rate

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Below is a comparison of the unemployment rates by state, sortable by name or unemployment rate. Data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment.[1][2]

US unemployment in September, 2009.
Legend:
     <4.5%      <5.5%      <6.5%      <7.5%      <8.5%      <9.5%      <10.5%      <11.5%      >11.5%

Statistic set below: November 20, 2009 for October 2009.[3]

[edit] Unemployment by State or District

State or District Unemployment Rate
(percent of total population)
Monthly percent change
(=rise in unemployment)
Michigan 15.1 0.2%
Nevada 13.0 0.3%
Rhode Island 12.9 0.1%
California 12.5 0.3%
South Carolina 12.1 0.5%
District Of Columbia 11.9 0.5%
Oregon 11.3 0.2%
Florida 11.2 0.2%
Kentucky 11.2 0.4%
Illinois 11.0 0.5%
North Carolina 11.0 0.2%
Alabama 10.9 0.2%
Ohio 10.5 0.4%
Tennessee 10.5 0.0%
Georgia 10.2 0.1%
United States (national)[4] 10.2 0.4%
Indiana 9.8 0.2%
Mississippi 9.8 0.6%
New Jersey 9.7 0.1%
Arizona 9.3 0.2%
Missouri 9.3 0.2%
Washington 9.3 0.0%
Idaho 9.0 0.1%
New York 9.0 0.1%
Alaska 8.9 0.5%
Massachusetts 8.9 0.3%
Connecticut 8.8 0.4%
Pennsylvania 8.8 0.0%
Delaware 8.7 0.4%
West Virginia 8.5 0.4%
Wisconsin 8.4 0.1%
Texas 8.3 0.1%
Maine 8.2 0.3%
New Mexico 7.9 0.2%
Arkansas 7.6 0.4%
Minnesota 7.6 0.3%
Louisiana 7.4 0.0%
Wyoming 7.4 0.6%
Maryland 7.3 0.1%
Hawaii 7.2 0.0%
Oklahoma 7.1 0.4%
Colorado 6.9 0.1%
Kansas 6.8 0.1%
New Hampshire 6.8 0.4%
Iowa 6.7 0.0%
Virginia 6.6 0.1%
Utah 6.5 0.3%
Vermont 6.5 0.1%
Montana 6.4 0.3%
South Dakota 5.0 0.2%
Nebraska 4.9 0.0%
North Dakota 4.2 0.0%

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