Below is a comparison of the 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]
Statistic set below: March 19, 2010 for January 2010.[3]
| State or District | Unemployment Rate (percent of total population) |
Monthly percent change (▲=rise in unemployment) |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14.3 | ▼ 0.3% |
| Nevada | 13.0 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Rhode Island | 12.7 | ▼ 0.2% |
| South Carolina | 12.6 | ▬ 0.0% |
| California | 12.5 | ▲ 0.1% |
| District Of Columbia | 12.0 | ▼ 0.0% |
| Florida | 11.9 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Illinois | 11.3 | ▲ 0.2% |
| Alabama | 11.1 | ▲ 0.1% |
| North Carolina | 11.1 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Mississippi | 10.9 | ▲ 0.3% |
| Ohio | 10.8 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Kentucky | 10.7 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Oregon | 10.7 | ▼ 0.3% |
| Tennessee | 10.7 | ▼ 0.2% |
| Georgia | 10.4 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Indiana | 10.0 | ▬ 0.0% |
| New Jersey | 10.0 | ▼ 0.1% |
| United States (national)[4] | 10.0 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 9.5 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Missouri | 9.5 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Idaho | 9.3 | ▲ 0.2% |
| Washington | 9.3 | ▼ 0.2% |
| West Virginia | 9.3 | ▲ 0.2% |
| Arizona | 9.2 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Connecticut | 9.0 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Delaware | 9.0 | ▬ 0.0% |
| New York | 8.8 | ▼ 0.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 8.8 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Wisconsin | 8.7 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Alaska | 8.5 | ▼ 0.3% |
| New Mexico | 8.5 | ▲ 0.3% |
| Maine | 8.2 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Texas | 8.2 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Arkansas | 7.6 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Wyoming | 7.6 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Maryland | 7.5 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Colorado | 7.4 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Louisiana | 7.4 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Minnesota | 7.3 | ▼ 0.1% |
| New Hampshire | 7.0 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Hawaii | 6.9 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Virginia | 6.9 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Montana | 6.8 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Utah | 6.8 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Oklahoma | 6.7 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Vermont | 6.7 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Iowa | 6.6 | ▬ 0.0% |
| Kansas | 6.4 | ▼ 0.2% |
| South Dakota | 4.8 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Nebraska | 4.6 | ▼ 0.1% |
| North Dakota | 4.2 | ▼ 0.2% |
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