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]
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] | 8.3 | 0.2% |
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% |
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 8.3%". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204012004577074002136930544.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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