Unemployment Rates by States - Sept 2010 (Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Rank | State | Unemployment Rates (%; Sept 2010; Source: BLS) |
1 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3.7 |
2 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 4.4 |
3 | NEBRASKA | 4.6 |
4 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 5.5 |
5 | VERMONT | 5.8 |
6 | HAWAII | 6.3 |
7 | KANSAS | 6.6 |
8 | IOWA | 6.8 |
8 | VIRGINIA | 6.8 |
8 | WYOMING | 6.8 |
11 | OKLAHOMA | 6.9 |
12 | MINNESOTA | 7 |
13 | MONTANA | 7.4 |
14 | MARYLAND | 7.5 |
14 | UTAH | 7.5 |
16 | ARKANSAS | 7.7 |
16 | MAINE | 7.7 |
18 | ALASKA | 7.8 |
18 | LOUISIANA | 7.8 |
18 | WISCONSIN | 7.8 |
21 | TEXAS | 8.1 |
22 | COLORADO | 8.2 |
22 | NEW MEXICO | 8.2 |
24 | NEW YORK | 8.3 |
25 | DELAWARE | 8.4 |
25 | MASSACHUSETTS | 8.4 |
27 | ALABAMA | 8.9 |
28 | IDAHO | 9 |
28 | PENNSYLVANIA | 9 |
28 | WASHINGTON | 9 |
31 | CONNECTICUT | 9.1 |
32 | WEST VIRGINIA | 9.2 |
33 | MISSOURI | 9.3 |
34 | NEW JERSEY | 9.4 |
34 | TENNESSEE | 9.4 |
36 | NORTH CAROLINA | 9.6 |
37 | ARIZONA | 9.7 |
38 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 9.8 |
38 | MISSISSIPPI | 9.8 |
40 | ILLINOIS | 9.9 |
41 | GEORGIA | 10 |
41 | OHIO | 10 |
43 | INDIANA | 10.1 |
43 | KENTUCKY | 10.1 |
45 | OREGON | 10.6 |
46 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 11 |
47 | RHODE ISLAND | 11.5 |
48 | FLORIDA | 11.9 |
49 | CALIFORNIA | 12.4 |
50 | MICHIGAN | 13 |
51 | NEVADA | 14.4 |