State unemployment, October 2007 |
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Rank | State | Rate |
1 | IDAHO | 2.5 |
2 | HAWAII | 2.7 |
3 | UTAH | 2.8 |
4 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 2.9 |
4 | WYOMING | 2.9 |
6 | ALABAMA | 3.1 |
6 | MONTANA | 3.1 |
6 | NEW MEXICO | 3.1 |
6 | VIRGINIA | 3.1 |
10 | NEBRASKA | 3.2 |
10 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 3.2 |
12 | LOUISIANA | 3.3 |
13 | DELAWARE | 3.4 |
13 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3.4 |
15 | ARIZONA | 3.5 |
16 | COLORADO | 3.7 |
17 | KANSAS | 3.8 |
18 | IOWA | 3.9 |
19 | MARYLAND | 4 |
20 | NEW JERSEY | 4.1 |
20 | TEXAS | 4.1 |
22 | FLORIDA | 4.2 |
23 | MASSACHUSETTS | 4.3 |
23 | VERMONT | 4.3 |
25 | OKLAHOMA | 4.4 |
26 | PENNSYLVANIA | 4.5 |
27 | INDIANA | 4.6 |
27 | NEW YORK | 4.6 |
27 | TENNESSEE | 4.6 |
30 | CONNECTICUT | 4.7 |
30 | GEORGIA | 4.7 |
30 | MINNESOTA | 4.7 |
33 | MAINE | 4.8 |
33 | NORTH CAROLINA | 4.8 |
33 | WASHINGTON | 4.8 |
36 | RHODE ISLAND | 4.9 |
37 | WEST VIRGINIA | 5 |
38 | NEVADA | 5.2 |
38 | WISCONSIN | 5.2 |
40 | ILLINOIS | 5.3 |
41 | OREGON | 5.5 |
42 | CALIFORNIA | 5.6 |
42 | KENTUCKY | 5.6 |
42 | MISSOURI | 5.6 |
45 | ARKANSAS | 5.7 |
46 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 5.8 |
46 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 5.8 |
48 | OHIO | 5.9 |
49 | ALASKA | 6.1 |
49 | MISSISSIPPI | 6.1 |
51 | MICHIGAN | 7.7 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics