CHART: State unemployment rates in July

Inman

13 years ago

According to the latest figures released today from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Among states, Nevada continued to post the highest unemployment rate at 12.9 percent, followed by California at 12 percent. North Dakota posted the lowest rate, 3.3 percent, followed by Nebraska, 4.1 percent.

State Unemployment Rates (lowest to highest)

Rank	State	Rate(%)
1	NORTH DAKOTA	3.3
2	NEBRASKA	4.1
3	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.7
4	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.2
5	OKLAHOMA	5.5
6	VERMONT	5.7
7	WYOMING	5.8
8	IOWA	6
9	HAWAII	6.1
9	VIRGINIA	6.1
11	KANSAS	6.5
12	NEW MEXICO	6.7
13	MARYLAND	7.2
13	MINNESOTA	7.2
15	UTAH	7.5
16	LOUISIANA	7.6
16	MASSACHUSETTS	7.6
18	ALASKA	7.7
18	MAINE	7.7
18	MONTANA	7.7
21	PENNSYLVANIA	7.8
21	WISCONSIN	7.8
23	NEW YORK	8
24	DELAWARE	8.1
24	WEST VIRGINIA	8.1
26	ARKANSAS	8.2
27	TEXAS	8.4
28	COLORADO	8.5
28	INDIANA	8.5
30	MISSOURI	8.7
31	OHIO	9
32	CONNECTICUT	9.1
33	WASHINGTON	9.3
34	ARIZONA	9.4
34	IDAHO	9.4
36	ILLINOIS	9.5
36	KENTUCKY	9.5
36	NEW JERSEY	9.5
36	OREGON	9.5
40	TENNESSEE	9.8
41	ALABAMA	10
42	GEORGIA	10.1
42	NORTH CAROLINA	10.1
44	MISSISSIPPI	10.4
45	FLORIDA	10.7
46	WASHINGTON, D.C.	10.8
46	RHODE ISLAND	10.8
48	MICHIGAN	10.9
48	SOUTH CAROLINA	10.9
50	CALIFORNIA	12
51	NEVADA	12.9

Source: BLS. Data seasonally adjusted.

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