Current Unemployment rates per state are listed below. This data is from the BLS.gov website.
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Apr. 2011p | ||
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Rank | State | Rate |
1 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3.3 |
2 | NEBRASKA | 4.2 |
3 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 4.9 |
3 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 4.9 |
5 | VERMONT | 5.3 |
6 | OKLAHOMA | 5.6 |
7 | IOWA | 6.0 |
7 | WYOMING | 6.0 |
9 | HAWAII | 6.1 |
9 | VIRGINIA | 6.1 |
11 | MINNESOTA | 6.5 |
12 | KANSAS | 6.7 |
13 | MARYLAND | 6.8 |
14 | ALASKA | 7.3 |
14 | MONTANA | 7.3 |
14 | WISCONSIN | 7.3 |
17 | UTAH | 7.4 |
18 | PENNSYLVANIA | 7.5 |
19 | MAINE | 7.6 |
19 | NEW MEXICO | 7.6 |
21 | ARKANSAS | 7.7 |
22 | MASSACHUSETTS | 7.8 |
23 | NEW YORK | 7.9 |
24 | TEXAS | 8.0 |
25 | LOUISIANA | 8.1 |
26 | DELAWARE | 8.2 |
26 | INDIANA | 8.2 |
28 | OHIO | 8.6 |
29 | ILLINOIS | 8.7 |
30 | COLORADO | 8.8 |
30 | WEST VIRGINIA | 8.8 |
32 | MISSOURI | 8.9 |
33 | CONNECTICUT | 9.1 |
33 | WASHINGTON | 9.1 |
35 | ALABAMA | 9.3 |
35 | ARIZONA | 9.3 |
35 | NEW JERSEY | 9.3 |
38 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 9.6 |
38 | IDAHO | 9.6 |
38 | OREGON | 9.6 |
38 | TENNESSEE | 9.6 |
42 | NORTH CAROLINA | 9.7 |
43 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 9.8 |
44 | GEORGIA | 9.9 |
45 | KENTUCKY | 10.0 |
46 | MICHIGAN | 10.2 |
47 | MISSISSIPPI | 10.4 |
48 | FLORIDA | 10.8 |
49 | RHODE ISLAND | 10.9 |
50 | CALIFORNIA | 11.9 |
51 | NEVADA | 12.5 |