Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual AverageRankings Year: 1998
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
MINNESOTA |
2.5 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
2.7 |
3 |
IOWA |
2.8 |
4 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2.9 |
4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
4 |
VIRGINIA |
2.9 |
7 |
INDIANA |
3.1 |
8 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
9 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.3 |
10 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.4 |
10 |
VERMONT |
3.4 |
10 |
WISCONSIN |
3.4 |
13 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3.5 |
14 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
14 |
DELAWARE |
3.8 |
14 |
KANSAS |
3.8 |
14 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
3.8 |
14 |
UTAH |
3.8 |
19 |
MICHIGAN |
3.9 |
20 |
ARIZONA |
4.1 |
21 |
ALABAMA |
4.2 |
21 |
GEORGIA |
4.2 |
21 |
MISSOURI |
4.2 |
21 |
TENNESSEE |
4.2 |
25 |
FLORIDA |
4.3 |
25 |
NEVADA |
4.3 |
25 |
OHIO |
4.3 |
28 |
MAINE |
4.4 |
29 |
ILLINOIS |
4.5 |
29 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.5 |
31 |
KENTUCKY |
4.6 |
31 |
MARYLAND |
4.6 |
31 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.6 |
31 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.6 |
35 |
TEXAS |
4.8 |
35 |
WASHINGTON |
4.8 |
35 |
WYOMING |
4.8 |
38 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.9 |
39 |
IDAHO |
5.0 |
40 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.4 |
41 |
ARKANSAS |
5.5 |
42 |
MONTANA |
5.6 |
42 |
NEW YORK |
5.6 |
42 |
OREGON |
5.6 |
45 |
LOUISIANA |
5.7 |
46 |
ALASKA |
5.8 |
47 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.9 |
48 |
HAWAII |
6.2 |
48 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.2 |
50 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.7 |
51 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
8.8 |
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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