Oregon Labor Market Information System
U.S. Unemployment Ranker
Unemployment Rates for All States     Start Over Start Over
Most Recent Available Data,  April, 2013
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Rank State Unemployment
Rate
1 Nevada 9.6%
2 Illinois 9.3%
3 Mississippi 9.1%
4 California 9.0%
5 North Carolina 8.9%
6 Rhode Island 8.8%
7 New Jersey 8.7%
8 District of Columbia 8.5%
8 Indiana 8.5%
10 Michigan 8.4%
11 Georgia 8.2%
12 Connecticut 8.0%
12 Oregon 8.0%
12 South Carolina 8.0%
12 Tennessee 8.0%
16 Arizona 7.9%
16 Kentucky 7.9%
18 New York 7.8%
19 Pennsylvania 7.6%
20 Delaware 7.2%
20 Florida 7.2%
22 Arkansas 7.1%
22 Wisconsin 7.1%
24 Ohio 7.0%
24 Washington 7.0%
26 Alabama 6.9%
26 Colorado 6.9%
26 Maine 6.9%
29 New Mexico 6.7%
30 Missouri 6.6%
30 West Virginia 6.6%
32 Louisiana 6.5%
32 Maryland 6.5%
34 Massachusetts 6.4%
34 Texas 6.4%
36 Idaho 6.1%
37 Alaska 6.0%
38 Kansas 5.5%
38 Montana 5.5%
38 New Hampshire 5.5%
41 Minnesota 5.3%
42 Virginia 5.2%
43 Hawaii 4.9%
43 Oklahoma 4.9%
45 Wyoming 4.8%
46 Iowa 4.7%
46 Utah 4.7%
48 South Dakota 4.1%
49 Vermont 4.0%
50 Nebraska 3.7%
51 North Dakota 3.3%
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