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]
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Unemployment rate by State or District [edit]
Statistic set below: May 17, 2013 for April, 2013.[4]
| State or District | Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) |
Monthly percent change (  =drop in unemployment) |
Yearly percent change ( =drop in unemployment)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 9.6 | 0.1% |
1.9% |
| Illinois | 9.3 | 0.2% |
 0.5% |
| Mississippi | 9.1 | 0.3% |
0.1% |
| California | 9.0 | 0.4% |
1.7% |
| North Carolina | 8.9 | 0.3% |
0.5% |
| Rhode Island | 8.8 | 0.3% |
1.8% |
| New Jersey | 8.7 | 0.3% |
0.7% |
| District of Columbia | 8.5 |  0.0% |
0.6% |
| Indiana | 8.5 | 0.2% |
0.2% |
| Michigan | 8.4 | 0.1% |
0.7% |
| Georgia | 8.2 | 0.2% |
0.9% |
| Connecticut | 8.0 | 0.0% |
0.2% |
| Oregon | 8.0 | 0.2% |
0.8% |
| Tennessee | 8.0 | 0.1% |
0.1% |
| South Carolina | 8.0 | 0.4% |
1.3% |
| Arizona | 7.9 | 0.0% |
0.5% |
| Kentucky | 7.9 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| New York | 7.8 | 0.4% |
0.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.6 | 0.3% |
0.2% |
| United States[6] | 7.5 | 0.1% |
0.6% |
| Delaware | 7.2 | 0.1% |
0.2% |
| Florida | 7.2 | 0.3% |
1.7% |
| Arkansas | 7.1 | 0.1% |
0.2% |
| Wisconsin | 7.1 | 0.0% |
0.2% |
| Ohio | 7.0 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| Washington | 7.0 | 0.3% |
1.4% |
| Alabama | 6.9 | 0.3% |
0.5% |
| Colorado | 6.9 | 0.2% |
1.3% |
| Maine | 6.9 | 0.2% |
0.4% |
| New Mexico | 6.7 | 0.2% |
0.3% |
| Missouri | 6.6 | 0.1% |
0.4% |
| West Virginia | 6.6 | 0.4% |
0.5% |
| Louisiana | 6.5 | 0.3% |
0.3% |
| Maryland | 6.5 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| Massachusetts | 6.4 | 0.1% |
0.2% |
| Texas | 6.4 | 0.0% |
0.6% |
| Idaho | 6.1 | 0.1% |
1.2% |
| Alaska | 6.0 | 0.2% |
1.0% |
| Kansas | 5.5 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| Montana | 5.5 | 0.1% |
0.6% |
| New Hampshire | 5.5 | 0.2% |
0.1% |
| Minnesota | 5.3 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| Virginia | 5.2 | 0.1% |
0.7% |
| Hawaii | 4.9 | 0.2% |
1.2% |
| Oklahoma | 4.9 | 0.1% |
0.1% |
| Wyoming | 4.8 | 0.1% |
0.7% |
| Iowa | 4.7 | 0.2% |
0.5% |
| Utah | 4.7 | 0.2% |
1.0% |
| South Dakota | 4.1 | 0.2% |
0.3% |
| Vermont | 4.0 | 0.1% |
0.9% |
| Nebraska | 3.7 | 0.1% |
0.3% |
| North Dakota | 3.3 | 0.0% |
0.3% |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment Home Page". BLS. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Unemployment rates - Unemployment rates by State". CNNMoney. 2008-12-19. 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. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows". BLS. 2013-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ^ http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/states/
- ^ "Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey". Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2013-02. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
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