State Unemployment Rates, 2010 *  

State

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

 Alabama

10.3

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

 Alaska

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

 Arizona

10.3

10.2

10.1

10.1

10.0

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

 Arkansas

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

 California

12.3

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.4

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

 Colorado

8.9

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

 Connecticut

9.1

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.0

 Delaware

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.5

 D.C.

10.3

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.6

 Florida

11.3

11.3

11.3

11.3

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

 Georgia

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.1

10.0

10.0

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.4

 Hawaii

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

 Idaho

8.9

9.0

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.7

 Illinois

11.2

11.1

11.0

10.8

10.5

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

 Indiana

10.7

10.7

10.6

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.5

 Iowa

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.1

 Kansas

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

 Kentucky

11.0

10.9

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.3

 Louisiana

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

 Maine

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

 Maryland

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

 Massachusetts

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

 Michigan

13.7

13.5

13.3

13.1

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.2

11.9

11.6

11.4

11.1

 Minnesota

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.9

 Mississippi

11.0

11.0

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.1

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.2

 Missouri

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

 Montana

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

 Nebraska

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.3

 Nevada

14.6

14.7

14.8

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.9

 New Hampshire

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.6

 New Jersey

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.1

 New Mexico

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

 New York

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.2

 North Carolina

11.4

11.4

11.3

11.1

10.8

10.5

10.3

10.1

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.8

 North Dakota

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

 Ohio

10.6

10.6

10.5

10.4

10.2

10.1

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.5

 Oklahoma

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.8

 Oregon

11.0

11.1

11.0

11.0

10.9

10.8

10.7

10.7

10.7

10.6

10.6

10.6

 Pennsylvania

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.7

8.6

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

 Puerto Rico

15.9

16.0

16.3

17.3

16.7

16.2

16.0

15.6

16.0

15.6

15.8

15.7

 Rhode Island

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.7

11.7

11.6

11.6

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

 South Carolina

11.7

11.6

11.5

11.3

11.2

11.0

11.0

11.0

10.9

10.9

10.9

10.9

 South Dakota

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

 Tennessee

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.6

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

 Texas

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.3

 Utah

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

 Vermont

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.8

5.8

 Virginia

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

 Washington

10.0

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.3

 West Virginia

8.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.6

9.7

 Wisconsin

9.2

9.1

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.6

7.5

 Wyoming

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4