NAR Research
Data from BLS
Unemployment Rate - States with lowest rates
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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South
Dakota
Nebra
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Kansas
Verm
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Okla
hom
a
Iow
a
Haw
aii
Louis
iana
New
Ham
pshir
e
Monta
na
Uta
h
Wyom
ing
Min
nesota
Vir
gin
ia
Mary
land
Ark
ansas
Colo
rado
Main
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Texas
Ala
ska
New
York
New
Mexic
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Wis
consin
Penn
sylv
ania
Unemployment Rate - highest rates, red are states that hit highest rate since 1976 during current downturn
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Connecticut
Dela
ware
Massachusetts
Ida
ho
Mis
souri
Washin
gto
n
West V
irgin
ia
Arizo
na
Ne
w J
ers
ey
India
na
Georg
ia
Ore
gon
Tennessee
Kentu
cky
Ala
bam
a
Ohio
Nort
h C
aro
lina
Illin
ois
Mis
sis
sip
pi
D.C
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So
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Ca
rolin
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Flo
rida
Calif
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ia
Rhode I
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Nevada
Mic
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an
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alabama
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2040
2000
1960
1920
1880
1840
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alaska
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
328
324
320
316
312
308
304
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arizona
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2700
2625
2550
2475
2400
2325
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arkansas
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1210
1200
1190
1180
1170
1160
1150
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, California
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: BLS/CA Employment Development Department 04/16/10
15250
15000
14750
14500
14250
14000
13750
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Colorado
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2400
2360
2320
2280
2240
2200
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Connecticut
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1720
1700
1680
1660
1640
1620
1600
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Delaware
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
442.5
435.0
427.5
420.0
412.5
405.0
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, D.C.
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
720.0
712.5
705.0
697.5
690.0
682.5
675.0
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Florida
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
8200
8000
7800
7600
7400
7200
7000
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Georgia
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
4200
4100
4000
3900
3800
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Hawaii
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
630
620
610
600
590
580
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Idaho
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Illinois
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: BLS/IL Department of Employment Security 04/16/10
6000
5925
5850
5775
5700
5625
5550
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Indiana
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
3000
2950
2900
2850
2800
2750
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Iowa
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1540
1520
1500
1480
1460
1440
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kansas
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1400
1380
1360
1340
1320
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kentucky
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1875
1850
1825
1800
1775
1750
1725
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Louisiana
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1960
1920
1880
1840
1800
1760
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maine
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
622.5
615.0
607.5
600.0
592.5
585.0
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maryland
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2625
2600
2575
2550
2525
2500
2475
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Massachusetts
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
3320
3280
3240
3200
3160
3120
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Michigan
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
4600
4400
4200
4000
3800
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Minnesota
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2800
2760
2720
2680
2640
2600
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Mississippi
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1160
1140
1120
1100
1080
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Missouri
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2840
2800
2760
2720
2680
2640
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Montana
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
450.0
442.5
435.0
427.5
420.0
412.5
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nebraska
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
967.5
960.0
952.5
945.0
937.5
930.0
922.5
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nevada
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1300
1250
1200
1150
1100
Units All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Hampshire
SA, Thous.
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
652.5
645.0
637.5
630.0
622.5
615.0
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New Jersey
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NJ Dept of Labor 04/16/10
4100
4050
4000
3950
3900
3850
3800
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Mexico
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
850
840
830
820
810
800
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New York
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NY State Dept of Labor 04/16/10
8850
8775
8700
8625
8550
8475
8400
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Carolina
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
4200
4125
4050
3975
3900
3825
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Dakota
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
370
365
360
355
350
345
340
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Ohio
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
5500
5400
5300
5200
5100
5000
4900
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oklahoma
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1600
1580
1560
1540
1520
1500
1480
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oregon
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1760
1720
1680
1640
1600
1560
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Pennsylvania
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
5850
5775
5700
5625
5550
5475
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Rhode Island
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
500
490
480
470
460
450
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Carolina
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1960
1920
1880
1840
1800
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Dakota
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
415
410
405
400
395
390
385
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Tennessee
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2850
2800
2750
2700
2650
2600
2550
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Texas
SA ,Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/TX Workforce Commission 04/16/10
10800
10600
10400
10200
10000
9800
9600
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Utah
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
1275
1250
1225
1200
1175
1150
1125
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Vermont
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
312
308
304
300
296
292
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Virginia
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
3800
3760
3720
3680
3640
3600
3560
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Washington
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
3000
2950
2900
2850
2800
2750
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, West Virginia
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
765.0
757.5
750.0
742.5
735.0
727.5
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wisconsin
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
2920
2880
2840
2800
2760
2720
2680
All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wyoming
SA, Thous
0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10
310
300
290
280
270
260