States Ranked by Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rates for States
Seasonally Adjusted Rankings
July 2008
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Rank	State	July 2008	June 2008	Change
1	SOUTH DAKOTA	3.0	2.8	0.2
2	NEBRASKA	3.4	3.3	0.1
3	NORTH DAKOTA	3.5	3.2	0.3
3	UTAH	3.5	3.3	0.2
5	WYOMING	3.6	3.2	0.4
6	HAWAII	3.9	3.8	0.1
6	LOUISIANA	3.9	3.8	0.1
6	NEW HAMPSHIRE	3.9	4.0	-0.1
9	MONTANA	4.0	4.1	-0.1
10	IDAHO	4.1	3.8	0.3
10	NEW MEXICO	4.1	3.9	0.2
10	OKLAHOMA	4.1	3.9	0.2
13	IOWA	4.3	4.0	0.3
14	DELAWARE	4.4	4.2	0.2
14	MARYLAND	4.4	4.0	0.4
14	VIRGINIA	4.4	4.0	0.4
17	ARKANSAS	4.5	5.0	-0.5
17	WEST VIRGINIA	4.5	5.3	-0.8
19	KANSAS	4.6	4.3	0.3
20	TEXAS	4.7	4.4	0.3
21	VERMONT	4.8	4.7	0.1
22	WISCONSIN	4.9	4.6	0.3
23	ALABAMA	5.1	4.7	0.4
23	ARIZONA	5.1	4.8	0.3
23	MASSACHUSETTS	5.1	5.2	-0.1
26	COLORADO	5.2	5.1	0.1
26	NEW YORK	5.2	5.3	-0.1
28	MAINE	5.4	5.3	0.1
28	NEW JERSEY	5.4	5.3	0.1
28	PENNSYLVANIA	5.4	5.2	0.2
31	WASHINGTON	5.7	5.4	0.3
32	CONNECTICUT	5.8	5.5	0.3
32	MINNESOTA	5.8	5.3	0.5
34	OREGON	6.0	5.5	0.5
35	FLORIDA	6.1	5.5	0.6
36	GEORGIA	6.2	5.6	0.6
37	INDIANA	6.3	5.9	0.4
38	MISSOURI	6.4	5.7	0.7
39	NEVADA	6.6	6.4	0.2
39	NORTH CAROLINA	6.6	5.9	0.7
41	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	6.7	6.3	0.4
41	KENTUCKY	6.7	6.3	0.4
43	ALASKA	6.9	6.7	0.2
43	TENNESSEE	6.9	6.5	0.4
45	SOUTH CAROLINA	7.0	6.1	0.9
46	OHIO	7.2	6.6	0.6
47	CALIFORNIA	7.3	7.0	0.3
47	ILLINOIS	7.3	6.8	0.5
49	RHODE ISLAND	7.7	7.5	0.2
50	MISSISSIPPI	7.9	7.0	0.9
51	MICHIGAN	8.5	8.5	0.0

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

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