2/15/12 Over-the-Year Change in Unemplo ment Rates for States A to Z Index FA Qs A bout BLS Contact Us Subscribe to E-mail Updates Release Calendar Site Map What's New Search BLS.gov Home S bjec A ea Da aba e & Tool P blica ion Economic Relea e Be a Local Area Unemplo ment Statistics Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States Over-the-Year Change in Unemplo ment Rates for States Monthl Rankings Seasonall Adjusted Dec. 2010 Dec. 2011p Rank 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 13 14 14 16 17 17 19 19 19 22 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 30 30 30 33 NEVADA FLORIDA NEW MEXICO MICHIGAN WEST VIRGINIA OREGON MISSOURI MASSACHUSETTS UTAH CALIFORNIA OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA IDAHO KENTUCKY MINNESOTA DELAWARE ALABAMA COLORADO ARIZONA LOUISIANA PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTICUT WASHINGTON GEORGIA MARYLAND OKLAHOMA RHODE ISLAND TENNESSEE VERMONT ALASKA MONTANA WYOMING INDIANA State Rate 14.9 12.0 8.6 11.1 9.7 10.6 9.6 8.3 7.5 12.5 9.5 10.9 9.7 10.3 6.9 8.5 9.1 8.9 9.6 7.7 8.5 9.0 9.3 10.4 7.4 6.8 11.5 9.4 5.8 7.9 7.4 6.4 9.5 Rate 12.6 9.9 6.6 9.3 7.9 8.9 8.0 6.8 6.0 11.1 8.1 9.5 8.4 9.1 5.7 7.4 8.1 7.9 8.7 6.8 7.6 8.2 8.5 9.7 6.7 6.1 10.8 8.7 5.1 7.3 6.8 5.8 9.0 Change -2.3 -2.1 -2.0 -1.8 -1.8 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -1.0 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 LA U FONT SIZE: www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstch.htm 1/2 2/15/12 Over-the-Year Change in Unemplo ment Rates for States 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 41 41 43 43 43 46 47 48 49 50 51 IOWA KANSAS MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA TEXAS VIRGINIA WISCONSIN ARKANSAS NEBRASKA NEW YORK NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI HAWAII ILLINOIS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.1 6.8 7.5 5.6 3.8 4.7 8.3 6.6 7.5 7.9 4.3 8.2 9.1 9.8 10.2 6.3 9.2 9.6 5.6 6.3 7.0 5.1 3.3 4.2 7.8 6.2 7.1 7.7 4.1 8.0 9.0 9.9 10.4 6.6 9.8 10.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 p = preliminary. NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month. Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012 OOL Areas at a Glance Industries at a Glance Economic Releases Databases & Tables Maps E O CE CALC LA O Inflation Location Quotient Injur And Illness HELP Help & Tutorials FAQs Glossar About BLS Contact Us INFO What's New Careers @ BLS Find It! DOL Join our Mailing Lists Linking & Cop right Info Inspector General (OIG) Budget and Performance No Fear Act USA.gov Benefits.gov Disabilit .gov Freedom of Information A ct Privac & Securit Statement Disclaimers Customer Surve Important Web Site Notices U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics Information and Analysis, PSB Suite 4675, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20212-0001 www.bls.gov/LAU Telephone: 1-202-691-6392 Contact LAUS www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstch.htm 2/2