Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
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| | Year: 1999 | Year: 2000 |
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| Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change
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| 1 |
HAWAII |
5.6 |
4.3 |
-1.3 |
| 2 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.6 |
5.5 |
-1.1 |
| 3 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.2 |
2.2 |
-1.0 |
| 3 |
WYOMING |
4.9 |
3.9 |
-1.0 |
| 5 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.6 |
3.7 |
-0.9 |
| 6 |
OREGON |
5.7 |
4.9 |
-0.8 |
| 7 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
4.5 |
3.8 |
-0.7 |
| 8 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.3 |
5.7 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
MAINE |
4.1 |
3.5 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.2 |
2.6 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.6 |
5.0 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
NEW YORK |
5.2 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
2.3 |
-0.6 |
| 8 |
VIRGINIA |
2.8 |
2.2 |
-0.6 |
| 15 |
ARIZONA |
4.4 |
4.0 |
-0.4 |
| 15 |
KENTUCKY |
4.5 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
| 15 |
NEVADA |
4.4 |
4.0 |
-0.4 |
| 15 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.4 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
| 15 |
TEXAS |
4.6 |
4.2 |
-0.4 |
| 15 |
UTAH |
3.7 |
3.3 |
-0.4 |
| 21 |
ALABAMA |
4.8 |
4.5 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.2 |
4.9 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
FLORIDA |
3.9 |
3.6 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
GEORGIA |
4.0 |
3.7 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
IDAHO |
5.2 |
4.9 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
MICHIGAN |
3.8 |
3.5 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
OHIO |
4.3 |
4.0 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.4 |
3.1 |
-0.3 |
| 21 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.4 |
4.1 |
-0.3 |
| 30 |
MONTANA |
5.2 |
5.0 |
-0.2 |
| 31 |
ARKANSAS |
4.5 |
4.4 |
-0.1 |
| 31 |
COLORADO |
2.9 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
| 31 |
TENNESSEE |
4.0 |
3.9 |
-0.1 |
| 31 |
VERMONT |
3.0 |
2.9 |
-0.1 |
| 35 |
ILLINOIS |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
| 35 |
MISSOURI |
3.4 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
| 35 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
| 38 |
IOWA |
2.5 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
| 38 |
NEBRASKA |
2.9 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
| 38 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2.7 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
| 41 |
INDIANA |
3.0 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
| 42 |
ALASKA |
6.4 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
| 42 |
LOUISIANA |
5.1 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
| 42 |
MARYLAND |
3.5 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
| 45 |
DELAWARE |
3.5 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
| 45 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
| 47 |
MINNESOTA |
2.8 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
| 47 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.1 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
| 47 |
WASHINGTON |
4.7 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
| 50 |
WISCONSIN |
3.0 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
| 51 |
KANSAS |
3.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
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 11, 2004
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