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Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2004Sept. 2004p
RankStateRateRateChange
1 MASSACHUSETTS 5.4 4.6 -0.8
2 WASHINGTON 6.2 5.6 -0.6
3 KENTUCKY 5.1 4.6 -0.5
3 RHODE ISLAND 5.5 5.0 -0.5
3 WEST VIRGINIA 5.5 5.0 -0.5
6 VIRGINIA 3.6 3.2 -0.4
7 ALABAMA 6.0 5.7 -0.3
7 OHIO 6.3 6.0 -0.3
7 PENNSYLVANIA 5.6 5.3 -0.3
10 COLORADO 5.1 4.9 -0.2
10 MARYLAND 4.3 4.1 -0.2
10 MINNESOTA 4.8 4.6 -0.2
10 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.7 3.5 -0.2
10 NORTH CAROLINA 5.0 4.8 -0.2
10 TEXAS 5.7 5.5 -0.2
16 FLORIDA 4.6 4.5 -0.1
16 GEORGIA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
16 ILLINOIS 6.1 6.0 -0.1
16 KANSAS 4.8 4.7 -0.1
16 NEVADA 4.0 3.9 -0.1
16 NEW MEXICO 5.4 5.3 -0.1
16 NEW YORK 5.6 5.5 -0.1
16 OREGON 7.4 7.3 -0.1
24 ALASKA 7.6 7.6 0.0
24 CALIFORNIA 5.9 5.9 0.0
24 IDAHO 5.0 5.0 0.0
24 NEW JERSEY 4.8 4.8 0.0
24 VERMONT 3.3 3.3 0.0
29 ARKANSAS 5.4 5.5 0.1
29 CONNECTICUT 4.6 4.7 0.1
29 INDIANA 5.1 5.2 0.1
29 MICHIGAN 6.7 6.8 0.1
29 MISSISSIPPI 5.9 6.0 0.1
29 MISSOURI 5.5 5.6 0.1
29 NEBRASKA 3.6 3.7 0.1
29 UTAH 4.7 4.8 0.1
37 HAWAII 2.9 3.1 0.2
37 IOWA 4.5 4.7 0.2
37 MAINE 4.5 4.7 0.2
37 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.2 3.4 0.2
37 TENNESSEE 4.9 5.1 0.2
37 WISCONSIN 4.8 5.0 0.2
37 WYOMING 3.7 3.9 0.2
44 DELAWARE 3.6 3.9 0.3
44 LOUISIANA 5.0 5.3 0.3
44 MONTANA 4.8 5.1 0.3
44 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 3.6 0.3
44 OKLAHOMA 4.1 4.4 0.3
49 ARIZONA 4.4 4.8 0.4
49 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7.5 7.9 0.4
51 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.4 6.9 0.5

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
p = preliminary.
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: October 22, 2004

 

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