Rank	State	April 2013	March 2013	Change
1	NORTH DAKOTA	3.3	3.2	0.1
2	NEBRASKA	3.7	3.8	-0.1
3	VERMONT	4.0	4.1	-0.1
4	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.1	4.3	-0.2
5	IOWA	4.7	4.9	-0.2
5	UTAH	4.7	4.9	-0.2
7	WYOMING	4.8	4.9	-0.1
8	HAWAII	4.9	5.1	-0.2
8	OKLAHOMA	4.9	5.0	-0.1
10	VIRGINIA	5.2	5.3	-0.1
11	MINNESOTA	5.3	5.4	-0.1
12	KANSAS	5.5	5.6	-0.1
12	MONTANA	5.5	5.6	-0.1
12	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.5	5.7	-0.2
15	ALASKA	6.0	6.2	-0.2
16	IDAHO	6.1	6.1	0.0
17	MASSACHUSETTS	6.4	6.4	0.0
17	TEXAS	6.4	6.4	0.0
19	LOUISIANA	6.5	6.2	0.3
19	MARYLAND	6.5	6.6	-0.1
21	MISSOURI	6.6	6.7	-0.1
21	WEST VIRGINIA	6.6	7.0	-0.4
23	NEW MEXICO	6.7	6.9	-0.2
24	ALABAMA	6.9	7.2	-0.3
24	COLORADO	6.9	7.1	-0.2
24	MAINE	6.9	7.1	-0.2
27	OHIO	7.0	7.1	-0.1
27	WASHINGTON	7.0	7.3	-0.3
29	ARKANSAS	7.1	7.2	-0.1
29	WISCONSIN	7.1	7.1	0.0
31	DELAWARE	7.2	7.2	0.0
31	FLORIDA	7.2	7.5	-0.3
33	PENNSYLVANIA	7.6	7.9	-0.3
34	NEW YORK	7.8	8.2	-0.4
35	ARIZONA	7.9	7.9	0.0
35	KENTUCKY	7.9	8.0	-0.1
37	CONNECTICUT	8.0	8.0	0.0
37	OREGON	8.0	8.2	-0.2
37	SOUTH CAROLINA	8.0	8.4	-0.4
37	TENNESSEE	8.0	7.8	0.2
41	GEORGIA	8.2	8.4	-0.2
42	MICHIGAN	8.4	8.5	-0.1
43	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	8.5	8.6	-0.1
43	INDIANA	8.5	8.7	-0.2
45	NEW JERSEY	8.7	9.0	-0.3
46	RHODE ISLAND	8.8	9.1	-0.3
47	NORTH CAROLINA	8.9	9.2	-0.3
48	CALIFORNIA	9.0	9.4	-0.4
49	MISSISSIPPI	9.1	9.4	-0.3
50	ILLINOIS	9.3	9.5	-0.2
51	NEVADA	9.6	9.7	-0.1

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics