State Unemployment Rates 2011*

State

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

 Alabama

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.3

9.6

9.9

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.3

8.7

8.1

 Alaska

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.3

 Arizona

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.1

9.3

9.4

9.3

9.1

9.0

8.7

8.7

 Arkansas

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.8

8.1

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.7

 California

12.4

12.2

12.0

11.9

11.7

11.8

12.0

12.1

11.9

11.7

11.3

11.1

 Colorado

9.1

9.3

9.2

8.8

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.9

 Connecticut

9.0

9.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.2

 Delaware

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.4

 D.C.

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.8

10.4

10.8

11.1

11.1

11.0

10.6

10.4

 Florida

11.9

11.5

11.1

10.8

10.6

10.6

10.7

10.7

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.9

 Georgia

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.9

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.2

9.9

9.7

 Hawaii

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.6

 Idaho

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.4

 Illinois

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.9

9.2

9.5

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.0

9.8

 Indiana

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.9

9.0

9.0

9.0

 Iowa

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.6

 Kansas

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.3

 Kentucky

10.4

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.1

 Louisiana

7.8

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.2

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.8

 Maine

7.5

7.5

7.6

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.0

 Maryland

7.2

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.7

 Massachusetts

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.8

 Michigan

10.7

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.3

10.5

10.9

11.2

11.1

10.6

9.8

9.3

 Minnesota

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.7

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.7

 Mississippi

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.4

10.3

10.3

10.4

10.3

10.6

10.6

10.5

10.4

 Missouri

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.8

8.7

8.5

8.2

8.0

 Montana

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.1

6.8

 Nebraska

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

 Nevada

14.2

13.6

13.2

12.5

12.1

12.4

12.9

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.0

12.6

 New Hampshire

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.9

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

 New Jersey

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.0

 New Mexico

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.6

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.6

 New York

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

8.0

8.0

 North Carolina

9.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.9

10.1

10.4

10.5

10.4

10.0

9.9

 North Dakota

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

 Ohio

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.5

8.1

 Oklahoma

6.6

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

 Oregon

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.6

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.1

8.9

 Pennsylvania

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.2

8.3

8.1

7.9

7.6

 Puerto Rico

15.9

16.1

16.9

16.4

16.0

14.9

15.5

16.0

15.1

16.1

15.7

14.7

 Rhode Island

11.3

11.2

11.0

10.9

10.9

10.8

10.8

10.6

10.5

10.4

10.5

10.8

 South Carolina

10.5

10.2

9.9

9.8

10.0

10.5

10.9

11.1

11.0

10.5

9.9

9.5

 South Dakota

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

 Tennessee

9.5

9.6

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.8

9.6

9.1

8.7

 Texas

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.1

7.8

 Utah

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.4

6.0

 Vermont

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

 Virginia

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.2

 Washington

9.1

9.1

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.1

9.0

8.7

8.5

 West Virginia

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

 Wisconsin

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.3

7.1

 Wyoming

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.8

5.8