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: 1998 | Year: 1999 |
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Rank | State | Rate | Rate | Change
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1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
8.8 |
6.3 |
-2.5 |
2 |
MARYLAND |
4.6 |
3.5 |
-1.1 |
2 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.5 |
3.4 |
-1.1 |
4 |
ARKANSAS |
5.5 |
4.5 |
-1.0 |
5 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
2.9 |
-0.9 |
6 |
KANSAS |
3.8 |
3.0 |
-0.8 |
6 |
MISSOURI |
4.2 |
3.4 |
-0.8 |
6 |
RHODE ISLAND |
4.9 |
4.1 |
-0.8 |
9 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.9 |
5.2 |
-0.7 |
10 |
HAWAII |
6.2 |
5.6 |
-0.6 |
10 |
LOUISIANA |
5.7 |
5.1 |
-0.6 |
10 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.2 |
5.6 |
-0.6 |
13 |
FLORIDA |
4.3 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
13 |
MONTANA |
5.6 |
5.2 |
-0.4 |
13 |
NEW YORK |
5.6 |
5.2 |
-0.4 |
13 |
VERMONT |
3.4 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
13 |
WISCONSIN |
3.4 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
18 |
DELAWARE |
3.8 |
3.5 |
-0.3 |
18 |
IOWA |
2.8 |
2.5 |
-0.3 |
18 |
MAINE |
4.4 |
4.1 |
-0.3 |
18 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.4 |
5.1 |
-0.3 |
18 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3.5 |
3.2 |
-0.3 |
23 |
CONNECTICUT |
3.4 |
3.2 |
-0.2 |
23 |
GEORGIA |
4.2 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
23 |
ILLINOIS |
4.5 |
4.3 |
-0.2 |
23 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2.9 |
2.7 |
-0.2 |
23 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.6 |
4.4 |
-0.2 |
23 |
TENNESSEE |
4.2 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
23 |
TEXAS |
4.8 |
4.6 |
-0.2 |
30 |
INDIANA |
3.1 |
3.0 |
-0.1 |
30 |
KENTUCKY |
4.6 |
4.5 |
-0.1 |
30 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
3.3 |
3.2 |
-0.1 |
30 |
MICHIGAN |
3.9 |
3.8 |
-0.1 |
30 |
UTAH |
3.8 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
30 |
VIRGINIA |
2.9 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
30 |
WASHINGTON |
4.8 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
30 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.7 |
6.6 |
-0.1 |
38 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.6 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
38 |
OHIO |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
38 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
41 |
NEVADA |
4.3 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
41 |
OREGON |
5.6 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
41 |
WYOMING |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
44 |
IDAHO |
5.0 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
44 |
NEBRASKA |
2.7 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
44 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
47 |
ARIZONA |
4.1 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
47 |
MINNESOTA |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
49 |
ALABAMA |
4.2 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
49 |
ALASKA |
5.8 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
51 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
3.8 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
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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