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Unemployment Rates for States


Unemployment Rates for States
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2001
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 2.9
2 NEBRASKA 3.1
3 CONNECTICUT 3.3
3 IOWA 3.3
5 DELAWARE 3.4
5 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4
5 VIRGINIA 3.4
8 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.5
9 VERMONT 3.6
10 COLORADO 3.7
10 MASSACHUSETTS 3.7
10 MINNESOTA 3.7
13 OKLAHOMA 3.8
14 MAINE 3.9
14 WYOMING 3.9
16 GEORGIA 4.0
16 MARYLAND 4.0
18 NEW JERSEY 4.2
18 OHIO 4.2
20 KANSAS 4.3
21 INDIANA 4.4
21 TENNESSEE 4.4
21 UTAH 4.4
24 WISCONSIN 4.5
25 HAWAII 4.6
25 MONTANA 4.6
27 ARIZONA 4.7
27 MISSOURI 4.7
27 PENNSYLVANIA 4.7
27 RHODE ISLAND 4.7
31 FLORIDA 4.8
31 NEW MEXICO 4.8
31 TEXAS 4.8
31 WEST VIRGINIA 4.8
35 NEW YORK 4.9
36 ARKANSAS 5.0
36 IDAHO 5.0
38 ALABAMA 5.3
38 MICHIGAN 5.3
38 NEVADA 5.3
38 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.3
42 CALIFORNIA 5.4
42 ILLINOIS 5.4
42 KENTUCKY 5.4
45 MISSISSIPPI 5.5
45 NORTH CAROLINA 5.5
47 LOUISIANA 5.9
48 OREGON 6.3
49 ALASKA 6.4
49 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.4
49 WASHINGTON 6.4

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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