Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
|
| | Year: 2001 | Year: 2002 |
|
Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change
|
1 |
HAWAII |
4.6 |
4.2 |
-0.4 |
2 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.4 |
3.1 |
-0.3 |
3 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.4 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
3 |
MONTANA |
4.6 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
5 |
VERMONT |
3.6 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
6 |
KENTUCKY |
5.4 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
6 |
LOUISIANA |
5.9 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
6 |
NEVADA |
5.3 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
9 |
WYOMING |
3.9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
10 |
ARKANSAS |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
10 |
MARYLAND |
4.0 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
10 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.7 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
13 |
MAINE |
3.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
13 |
NEBRASKA |
3.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
15 |
ALABAMA |
5.3 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
15 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.8 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
17 |
FLORIDA |
4.8 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
17 |
INDIANA |
4.4 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
17 |
IOWA |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
17 |
MINNESOTA |
3.7 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
17 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.8 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
17 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.3 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
17 |
TENNESSEE |
4.4 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
17 |
VIRGINIA |
3.4 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
25 |
DELAWARE |
3.4 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
25 |
IDAHO |
5.0 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
25 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
25 |
MISSOURI |
4.7 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
29 |
MICHIGAN |
5.3 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
29 |
WASHINGTON |
6.4 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
31 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
31 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
31 |
WISCONSIN |
4.5 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
34 |
GEORGIA |
4.0 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
34 |
ILLINOIS |
5.4 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
34 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
37 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.5 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
37 |
NEW YORK |
4.9 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
37 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
5.5 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
37 |
OREGON |
6.3 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
41 |
ALASKA |
6.4 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
41 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.4 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
41 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.5 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
41 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.8 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
45 |
ARIZONA |
4.7 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
45 |
OHIO |
4.2 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
45 |
TEXAS |
4.8 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
48 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.7 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
48 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.2 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
50 |
UTAH |
4.4 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
51 |
COLORADO |
3.7 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data reflect updated population controls, incorporating the results of Census 2000.
Last Modified Date: February 28, 2003
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