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Economy Statistics > Unemployment (most recent) by state

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   California  12%
   Texas  8.1%
   New York  6.4%
   Michigan  4.9%
   Illinois  4.7%
   Ohio  4.2%
   Pennsylvania  4.1%
   Florida  3.9%
   Georgia  3%
   New Jersey  2.9%
   North Carolina  2.8%
   Massachusetts  2.4%
   Indiana  2.3%
   Washington  2.2%
   Tennessee  2.1%
   Wisconsin  2%
   South Carolina  2%
   Missouri  1.9%
   Puerto Rico  1.8%
   Virginia  1.7%


Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  California:847,509 
#2  Texas:568,691 
#3  New York:450,314 
#4  Michigan:348,800 
#5  Illinois:333,799 
#6  Ohio:293,778 
#7  Pennsylvania:286,234 
#8  Florida:274,434 
#9  Georgia:209,801 
#10  New Jersey:202,993 
#11  North Carolina:195,236 
#12  Massachusetts:165,889 
#13  Indiana:161,252 
#14  Washington:152,069 
#15  Tennessee:151,154 
#16  Wisconsin:143,800 
#17  South Carolina:138,041 
#18  Missouri:137,085 
#19  Puerto Rico:130,184 
#20  Virginia:123,291 
#21  Kentucky:121,985 
#22  Minnesota:121,964 
#23  Arizona:119,594 
#24  Colorado:111,574 
#25  Mississippi:104,847 
#26  Oregon:102,454 
#27  Maryland:100,232 
#28  Louisiana:89,252 
#29  Connecticut:84,882 
#30  Alabama:71,676 
#31  Oklahoma:70,368 
#32  Kansas:69,769 
#33  Arkansas:66,924 
#34  Iowa:62,863 
#35  Nevada:48,004 
#36  Utah:44,928 
#37  New Mexico:38,099 
#38  West Virginia:31,727 
#39  Nebraska:31,328 
#40  Maine:29,535 
#41  Rhode Island:29,312 
#42  New Hampshire:24,946 
#43  Idaho:24,502 
#44  Alaska:23,923 
#45  Montana:17,336 
#46  Hawaii:16,792 
#47  Delaware:16,100 
#48  District of Columbia:15,365 
#49  South Dakota:14,166 
#50  Vermont:12,080 
#51  North Dakota:11,725 
#52  Wyoming:8,409 
Total: 7,051,015  
Weighted average: 135,596.4  


DEFINITION: Number of persons that do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006

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