Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings Year: 2002
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.1 |
2 |
NEBRASKA |
3.6 |
3 |
VERMONT |
3.7 |
4 |
IOWA |
4.0 |
4 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
4.0 |
6 |
VIRGINIA |
4.1 |
7 |
DELAWARE |
4.2 |
7 |
HAWAII |
4.2 |
7 |
WYOMING |
4.2 |
10 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.3 |
11 |
MAINE |
4.4 |
11 |
MARYLAND |
4.4 |
11 |
MINNESOTA |
4.4 |
14 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.5 |
15 |
MONTANA |
4.6 |
16 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
4.7 |
17 |
GEORGIA |
5.1 |
17 |
INDIANA |
5.1 |
17 |
KANSAS |
5.1 |
17 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.1 |
17 |
TENNESSEE |
5.1 |
22 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
5.3 |
23 |
ARKANSAS |
5.4 |
23 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.4 |
25 |
FLORIDA |
5.5 |
25 |
MISSOURI |
5.5 |
25 |
NEVADA |
5.5 |
25 |
WISCONSIN |
5.5 |
29 |
KENTUCKY |
5.6 |
30 |
COLORADO |
5.7 |
30 |
OHIO |
5.7 |
30 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.7 |
33 |
IDAHO |
5.8 |
33 |
NEW JERSEY |
5.8 |
35 |
ALABAMA |
5.9 |
36 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.0 |
37 |
LOUISIANA |
6.1 |
37 |
NEW YORK |
6.1 |
37 |
UTAH |
6.1 |
37 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.1 |
41 |
ARIZONA |
6.2 |
41 |
MICHIGAN |
6.2 |
43 |
TEXAS |
6.3 |
44 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
6.4 |
45 |
ILLINOIS |
6.5 |
46 |
CALIFORNIA |
6.7 |
46 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.7 |
48 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.8 |
49 |
WASHINGTON |
7.3 |
50 |
OREGON |
7.5 |
51 |
ALASKA |
7.7 |
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 28, 2003
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