State Unemployment Rates 2009
State
|
Jan.
|
Feb.
|
Mar.
|
Apr.
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug.
|
Sept.
|
Oct.
|
Nov.
|
Dec.
|
Alabama
|
7.8
|
8.4
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
9.8
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.4
|
10.7
|
10.9
|
10.5
|
11.0
|
Alaska
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
8.5
|
8.0
|
8.4
|
8.4
|
8.3
|
8.3
|
8.4
|
8.9
|
8.7
|
8.8
|
Arizona
|
7.0
|
7.4
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
8.2
|
8.7
|
9.2
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
9.3
|
8.9
|
9.1
|
Arkansas
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.4
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.7
|
California
|
10.1
|
10.5
|
11.2
|
11.0
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
11.9
|
12.2
|
12.2
|
12.5
|
12.3
|
12.4
|
Colorado
|
6.6
|
7.2
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.6
|
7.6
|
7.8
|
7.3
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.5
|
Connecticut
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
7.8
|
8.1
|
8.4
|
8.8
|
8.2
|
8.9
|
Delaware
|
6.7
|
7.4
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
8.1
|
8.4
|
8.2
|
8.1
|
8.3
|
8.7
|
8.5
|
9.0
|
DC
|
9.3
|
9.9
|
9.8
|
9.9
|
10.7
|
10.9
|
10.6
|
11.1
|
11.4
|
11.9
|
11.8
|
12.1
|
Florida
|
8.6
|
9.4
|
9.7
|
9.6
|
10.2
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
10.7
|
11.0
|
11.2
|
11.5
|
11.8
|
Georgia
|
8.6
|
9.3
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
9.7
|
10.1
|
10.3
|
10.2
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
10.2
|
10.3
|
Hawaii
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
Idaho
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
7.8
|
8.4
|
8.8
|
8.9
|
8.8
|
9.0
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
Illinois
|
7.9
|
8.6
|
9.1
|
9.4
|
10.1
|
10.3
|
10.4
|
10.0
|
10.5
|
11.0
|
10.9
|
11.1
|
Indiana
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
10.0
|
9.9
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
10.6
|
9.9
|
9.6
|
9.8
|
9.6
|
9.9
|
Iowa
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
5.8
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
Kansas
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
7.4
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.3
|
6.6
|
Kentucky
|
8.7
|
9.2
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
10.6
|
10.9
|
11.0
|
11.1
|
10.9
|
11.2
|
10.6
|
10.7
|
Louisiana
|
5.1
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
6.2
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
7.4
|
7.8
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
6.7
|
7.5
|
Maine
|
7.8
|
8.0
|
8.1
|
7.9
|
8.3
|
8.5
|
8.4
|
8.6
|
8.5
|
8.2
|
8.0
|
8.3
|
Maryland
|
6.2
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
7.2
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.3
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
Massachusetts
|
7.4
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
8.0
|
8.2
|
8.6
|
8.8
|
9.1
|
9.3
|
8.9
|
8.8
|
9.4
|
Michigan
|
11.6
|
12.0
|
12.6
|
12.9
|
14.1
|
15.2
|
15.0
|
15.2
|
15.3
|
15.1
|
14.7
|
14.6
|
Minnesota
|
7.6
|
8.1
|
8.2
|
8.1
|
8.2
|
8.4
|
8.1
|
8.0
|
7.3
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
Mississippi
|
8.7
|
9.1
|
9.4
|
9.1
|
9.6
|
9.0
|
9.7
|
9.5
|
9.2
|
9.8
|
9.6
|
10.6
|
Missouri
|
8.0
|
8.3
|
8.7
|
8.1
|
9.0
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
9.5
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
9.6
|
Montana
|
5.6
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.7
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.7
|
Nebraska
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.5
|
4.7
|
Nevada
|
9.4
|
10.1
|
10.4
|
10.6
|
11.3
|
12.0
|
12.5
|
13.2
|
13.3
|
13.0
|
12.3
|
13.0
|
New Hampshire
|
5.1
|
5.3
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
7.2
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
7.0
|
New Jersey
|
7.3
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
8.4
|
8.8
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
9.7
|
9.8
|
9.7
|
9.7
|
10.1
|
New Mexico
|
5.1
|
5.4
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
7.8
|
8.3
|
New York
|
7.0
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
8.2
|
8.7
|
8.6
|
9.0
|
8.9
|
9.0
|
8.6
|
9.0
|
North Carolina
|
9.7
|
10.7
|
10.8
|
10.8
|
11.1
|
11.0
|
11.0
|
10.8
|
10.8
|
11.0
|
10.8
|
11.2
|
North Dakota
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
4.4
|
Ohio
|
8.8
|
9.4
|
9.7
|
10.2
|
10.8
|
11.1
|
11.2
|
10.8
|
10.1
|
10.5
|
10.6
|
10.9
|
Oklahoma
|
5.0
|
5.5
|
5.9
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
6.6
|
Oregon
|
9.9
|
10.8
|
12.1
|
12.0
|
12.4
|
12.2
|
11.9
|
12.2
|
11.5
|
11.3
|
11.1
|
11.0
|
Pennsylvania
|
7.0
|
7.5
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
8.8
|
8.8
|
8.5
|
8.9
|
Puerto Rico
|
13.0
|
14.3
|
15.0
|
15.4
|
14.4
|
14.5
|
15.5
|
15.1
|
16.2
|
15.6
|
15.9
|
15.0
|
Rhode Island
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
11.1
|
12.1
|
12.4
|
12.7
|
12.8
|
13.0
|
12.9
|
12.7
|
12.9
|
South Carolina
|
10.4
|
11.0
|
11.4
|
11.5
|
12.1
|
12.1
|
11.8
|
11.5
|
11.6
|
12.1
|
12.3
|
12.6
|
South Dakota
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
5.0
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
Tennessee
|
8.6
|
9.1
|
9.6
|
9.9
|
10.7
|
10.8
|
10.7
|
10.8
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
10.3
|
10.9
|
Texas
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
7.1
|
7.5
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
8.0
|
8.3
|
Utah
|
4.6
|
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
5.4
|
5.7
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
6.7
|
Vermont
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.9
|
Virginia
|
6.0
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
6.5
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.9
|
Washington
|
7.8
|
8.4
|
9.2
|
9.1
|
9.4
|
9.3
|
9.1
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
9.2
|
9.5
|
West Virginia
|
5.3
|
6.0
|
6.9
|
7.5
|
8.6
|
9.2
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
8.9
|
8.5
|
8.4
|
9.1
|
Wisconsin
|
6.9
|
7.7
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
8.9
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
8.8
|
8.3
|
8.4
|
8.2
|
8.7
|
Wyoming
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
5.9
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.8
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.5
|
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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