List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
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The list of U.S. states by unemployment rate are statistics that refers to the nation's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Below is a comparison of the seasonally adjusted 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] Non-seasonally adjusted data reflects the actual current unemployment rate, while seasonally adjusted removes the seasonal component from the data.[3]
Statistic set below: January 24, 2012 for December 2011.[4]
[edit] Unemployment rate by State or District
| State or District | Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) |
Monthly percent change (  =drop in unemployment) |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 12.6 | 0.4% |
| California | 11.1 | 0.2% |
| Rhode Island | 10.8 |  0.3% |
| District of Columbia | 10.4 | 0.2% |
| Mississippi | 10.4 | 0.1% |
| Florida | 9.9 | 0.1% |
| North Carolina | 9.9 | 0.1% |
| Illinois | 9.8 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 9.7 | 0.1% |
| South Carolina | 9.5 | 0.4% |
| Michigan | 9.3 | 0.5% |
| Kentucky | 9.1 | 0.3% |
| Indiana | 9.0 |  0.0% |
| New Jersey | 9.0 | 0.1% |
| Oregon | 8.9 | 0.2% |
| Tennessee | 8.7 | 0.4% |
| Arizona | 8.7 | 0.0% |
| United States (mean)[5] | 8.5 | 0.1% |
| Washington | 8.5 | 0.2% |
| Idaho | 8.4 | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | 8.2 | 0.2% |
| Alabama | 8.1 | 0.6% |
| Ohio | 8.1 | 0.4% |
| Missouri | 8.0 | 0.2% |
| New York | 8.0 | 0.0% |
| Colorado | 7.9 | 0.1% |
| West Virginia | 7.9 | 0.0% |
| Texas | 7.8 | 0.3% |
| Arkansas | 7.7 | 0.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.6 | 0.3% |
| Delaware | 7.4 | 0.2% |
| Alaska | 7.3 | 0.0% |
| Wisconsin | 7.1 | 0.2% |
| Maine | 7.0 | 0.0% |
| Louisiana | 6.8 | 0.1% |
| Massachusetts | 6.8 | 0.2% |
| Montana | 6.8 | 0.3% |
| Maryland | 6.7 | 0.2% |
| Hawaii | 6.6 | 0.1% |
| New Mexico | 6.6 | 0.1% |
| Kansas | 6.3 | 0.2% |
| Virginia | 6.2 | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| Utah | 6.0 | 0.4% |
| Wyoming | 5.8 | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | 5.7 | 0.2% |
| Iowa | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 5.1 | 0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 5.1 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| Nebraska | 4.1 | 0.0% |
| North Dakota | 3.3 | 0.1% |
[edit] References
- ^ "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment Home Page". BLS. http://www.bls.gov/gps/home.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Unemployment rates - Unemployment rates by State". CNNMoney. 2008-12-19. http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/state.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Kimberly Hughes (2007-10-31). "What is the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted data?". Nebraska Department of Labor. http://www.dol.nebraska.gov/nwd/lmi/es/trends/trends/nov07/Ask%20the%20Economist.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows". BLS. 2010-10. http://www.bls.gov/web/lauhsthl.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Bernie Becker, Ian Swanson & (2011-06-03). "WSJ.com Unemployment slips to 8.6%". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204012004577074002136930544.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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