State Unemployment Rate - September 2010
| Sorted by Largest Unemployment Rate |
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Sorted
by Largest Change in Rate |
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| (Source:
US Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
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(Source: US Bureau of
Labor Statistics) |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
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State
| Sept-09
| Sept-10
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| State
| Sept-09
| Sept-10
| Change
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| Puerto Rico |
16.2 |
16.0 |
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Nevada |
12.7 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
| Nevada |
12.7 |
14.4 |
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Montana |
6.5 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
| Michigan |
14.4 |
13.0 |
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Utah |
6.7 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
| California |
12.1 |
12.4 |
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Florida |
11.2 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
| Florida |
11.2 |
11.9 |
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Connecticut |
8.6 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
| Rhode Island |
12.0 |
11.5 |
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Louisiana |
7.3 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
| South Carolina |
12.2 |
11.0 |
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West Virginia |
8.7 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
| Oregon |
11.0 |
10.6 |
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Colorado |
7.7 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
| Indiana |
10.1 |
10.1 |
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Pennsylvania |
8.6 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
| Kentucky |
10.8 |
10.1 |
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Iowa |
6.4 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
| Georgia |
10.1 |
10.0 |
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New Mexico |
7.8 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
| Ohio |
10.7 |
10.0 |
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California |
12.1 |
12.4 |
0.3 |
| Illinois |
10.8 |
9.9 |
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Idaho |
8.7 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
| District of Columbia |
11.1 |
9.8 |
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Arizona |
9.4 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
| Mississippi |
10.0 |
9.8 |
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Arkansas |
7.5 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
| Arizona |
9.4 |
9.7 |
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Maryland |
7.3 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
| North Carolina |
10.9 |
9.6 |
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Delaware |
8.4 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
| New Jersey |
9.8 |
9.4 |
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Indiana |
10.1 |
10.1 |
0.0 |
| Tennessee |
10.8 |
9.4 |
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Oklahoma |
6.9 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| Missouri |
9.7 |
9.3 |
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Texas |
8.1 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
| West Virginia |
8.7 |
9.2 |
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Virginia |
6.8 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
| Connecticut |
8.6 |
9.1 |
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Georgia |
10.1 |
10.0 |
-0.1 |
| Idaho |
8.7 |
9.0 |
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Mississippi |
10.0 |
9.8 |
-0.2 |
| Pennsylvania |
8.6 |
9.0 |
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Puerto Rico |
16.2 |
16.0 |
-0.2 |
| Washington |
9.2 |
9.0 |
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Washington |
9.2 |
9.0 |
-0.2 |
| Alabama |
10.7 |
8.9 |
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Nebraska |
4.8 |
4.6 |
-0.2 |
| Delaware |
8.4 |
8.4 |
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South Dakota |
4.7 |
4.4 |
-0.3 |
| Massachusetts |
9.0 |
8.4 |
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Missouri |
9.7 |
9.3 |
-0.4 |
| New York |
8.8 |
8.3 |
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Maine |
8.1 |
7.7 |
-0.4 |
| Colorado |
7.7 |
8.2 |
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Kansas |
7.0 |
6.6 |
-0.4 |
| New Mexico |
7.8 |
8.2 |
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New Jersey |
9.8 |
9.4 |
-0.4 |
| Texas |
8.1 |
8.1 |
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Oregon |
11.0 |
10.6 |
-0.4 |
| Alaska |
8.3 |
7.8 |
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New York |
8.8 |
8.3 |
-0.5 |
| Louisiana |
7.3 |
7.8 |
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Rhode Island |
12.0 |
11.5 |
-0.5 |
| Wisconsin |
8.8 |
7.8 |
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Wyoming |
7.3 |
6.8 |
-0.5 |
| Arkansas |
7.5 |
7.7 |
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Alaska |
8.3 |
7.8 |
-0.5 |
| Maine |
8.1 |
7.7 |
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Massachusetts |
9.0 |
8.4 |
-0.6 |
| Maryland |
7.3 |
7.5 |
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North Dakota |
4.3 |
3.7 |
-0.6 |
| Utah |
6.7 |
7.5 |
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Ohio |
10.7 |
10.0 |
-0.7 |
| Montana |
6.5 |
7.4 |
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Hawaii |
7.0 |
6.3 |
-0.7 |
| Minnesota |
7.9 |
7.0 |
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Kentucky |
10.8 |
10.1 |
-0.7 |
| Oklahoma |
6.9 |
6.9 |
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Illinois |
10.8 |
9.9 |
-0.9 |
| Iowa |
6.4 |
6.8 |
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Minnesota |
7.9 |
7.0 |
-0.9 |
| Virginia |
6.8 |
6.8 |
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Vermont |
6.8 |
5.8 |
-1.0 |
| Wyoming |
7.3 |
6.8 |
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Wisconsin |
8.8 |
7.8 |
-1.0 |
| Kansas |
7.0 |
6.6 |
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South Carolina |
12.2 |
11.0 |
-1.2 |
| Hawaii |
7.0 |
6.3 |
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New Hampshire |
6.7 |
5.5 |
-1.2 |
| Vermont |
6.8 |
5.8 |
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District of Columbia |
11.1 |
9.8 |
-1.3 |
| New Hampshire |
6.7 |
5.5 |
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North Carolina |
10.9 |
9.6 |
-1.3 |
| Nebraska |
4.8 |
4.6 |
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Michigan |
14.4 |
13.0 |
-1.4 |
| South Dakota |
4.7 |
4.4 |
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Tennessee |
10.8 |
9.4 |
-1.4 |
| North Dakota |
4.3 |
3.7 |
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Alabama |
10.7 |
8.9 |
-1.8 |