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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 
# 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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