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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 1997 Year: 1998
RankStateRateRateChange
1 ALASKA 7.9 5.8 -2.1
2 CONNECTICUT 5.1 3.4 -1.7
3 TENNESSEE 5.4 4.2 -1.2
4 VIRGINIA 4.0 2.9 -1.1
5 MAINE 5.4 4.4 -1.0
6 ALABAMA 5.1 4.2 -0.9
7 KENTUCKY 5.4 4.6 -0.8
7 MINNESOTA 3.3 2.5 -0.8
7 NEW YORK 6.4 5.6 -0.8
10 MASSACHUSETTS 4.0 3.3 -0.7
10 SOUTH CAROLINA 4.5 3.8 -0.7
12 PENNSYLVANIA 5.2 4.6 -0.6
12 TEXAS 5.4 4.8 -0.6
12 VERMONT 4.0 3.4 -0.6
15 ARIZONA 4.6 4.1 -0.5
15 FLORIDA 4.8 4.3 -0.5
15 IOWA 3.3 2.8 -0.5
15 MARYLAND 5.1 4.6 -0.5
15 NEW JERSEY 5.1 4.6 -0.5
20 CALIFORNIA 6.3 5.9 -0.4
20 INDIANA 3.5 3.1 -0.4
20 LOUISIANA 6.1 5.7 -0.4
20 RHODE ISLAND 5.3 4.9 -0.4
24 GEORGIA 4.5 4.2 -0.3
24 IDAHO 5.3 5.0 -0.3
24 MICHIGAN 4.2 3.9 -0.3
24 MISSISSIPPI 5.7 5.4 -0.3
24 OHIO 4.6 4.3 -0.3
24 WISCONSIN 3.7 3.4 -0.3
24 WYOMING 5.1 4.8 -0.3
31 DELAWARE 4.0 3.8 -0.2
31 HAWAII 6.4 6.2 -0.2
31 ILLINOIS 4.7 4.5 -0.2
31 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.1 2.9 -0.2
31 OREGON 5.8 5.6 -0.2
31 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.1 2.9 -0.2
31 WEST VIRGINIA 6.9 6.7 -0.2
38 NORTH CAROLINA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
39 KANSAS 3.8 3.8 0.0
39 MISSOURI 4.2 4.2 0.0
39 NEW MEXICO 6.2 6.2 0.0
39 WASHINGTON 4.8 4.8 0.0
43 NEBRASKA 2.6 2.7 0.1
44 ARKANSAS 5.3 5.5 0.2
44 MONTANA 5.4 5.6 0.2
44 NEVADA 4.1 4.3 0.2
47 OKLAHOMA 4.1 4.5 0.4
48 COLORADO 3.3 3.8 0.5
49 NORTH DAKOTA 2.5 3.2 0.7
49 UTAH 3.1 3.8 0.7
51 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7.9 8.8 0.9

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

 

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2004

 

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