Unemployment state by state

See where your state ranks.
The unemployment rates below are for November and were released on December 19, 2008


State unemployment, November 2008
Rank State Rate
51 MICHIGAN 9.6
50 RHODE ISLAND 9.3
48 CALIFORNIA 8.4
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.4
47 OREGON 8.1
45 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8
45 NEVADA 8
44 NORTH CAROLINA 7.9
43 GEORGIA 7.5
39 ALASKA 7.3
39 FLORIDA 7.3
39 ILLINOIS 7.3
39 OHIO 7.3
38 MISSISSIPPI 7.2
37 INDIANA 7.1
36 KENTUCKY 7
35 TENNESSEE 6.9
34 MISSOURI 6.7
33 CONNECTICUT 6.6
31 MINNESOTA 6.4
31 WASHINGTON 6.4
29 ARIZONA 6.3
29 MAINE 6.3
25 ALABAMA 6.1
25 NEW JERSEY 6.1
25 NEW YORK 6.1
25 PENNSYLVANIA 6.1
24 MASSACHUSETTS 5.9
23 COLORADO 5.8
19 ARKANSAS 5.7
19 IDAHO 5.7
19 TEXAS 5.7
19 VERMONT 5.7
17 DELAWARE 5.6
17 WISCONSIN 5.6
15 LOUISIANA 5.3
15 MARYLAND 5.3
12 HAWAII 4.9
12 KANSAS 4.9
12 MONTANA 4.9
11 VIRGINIA 4.8
10 OKLAHOMA 4.7
9 WEST VIRGINIA 4.6
6 IOWA 4.3
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.3
6 NEW MEXICO 4.3
4 NEBRASKA 3.7
4 UTAH 3.7
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3
1 WYOMING 3.2
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.

 

Sure, as the OP shown in the list, things aren't peachy keen, but they've been much worse in the past, and we made it through. People need to be careful with their spending and not panic. Things will turn around, they always do. Golly, by the sounds of things on this board and listening to the media the USA is circling the darn drain and we are far from it. It sucks if you get laid off and it's scary, been there, done that and things work out - it's just not always easy.


State unemployment, Historical High Historical Low
November 2008
Rank State Rate
51 MICHIGAN 9.6 11/82 16.9 3/2000 3.2
50 RHODE ISLAND 9.3 3/82 9.7 7/88 2.9
48 CALIFORNIA 8.4 2/83 11.0 2/2001 4.7
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.4 1/83 11.4 3/98 3.1
47 OREGON 8.1 11/82 12.1 4/95 4.7
45 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8 3/83 11.4 12/88 4.8
45 NEVADA 8 12/82 10.7 4/06 4.1
44 NORTH CAROLINA 7.9 2/83 10.2 4/99 3.1
43 GEORGIA 7.5 1/83 8.3 12/00 3.4
39 ALASKA 7.3 7/86 11.5 9/99 5.9
39 FLORIDA 7.3 3/76 9.7 5/06 3.3
39 ILLINOIS 7.3 2/83 12.9 3/99 4.1
39 OHIO 7.3 1/83 13.8 3/01 3.9
38 MISSISSIPPI 7.2 5/83 13.7 1/01 4.9
37 INDIANA 7.1 11/82 12.8 4/99 2.6
36 KENTUCKY 7 12/82 12.1 3/00 4.0
35 TENNESSEE 6.9 12/82 12.4 3/00 3.8
34 MISSOURI 6.7 4/83 10.5 1/00 2.6
33 CONNECTICUT 6.6 1/76 10.0 11/00 2.1
31 MINNESOTA 6.4 11/82 9.0 4/99 2.5
31 WASHINGTON 6.4 11/82 12.2 4/07 4.4
29 ARIZONA 6.3 2/83 11.5 6/07 3.6
29 MAINE 6.3 3/77 9.0 1/01 3.0
25 ALABAMA 6.1 12/82 14.4 2/07 3.3
25 NEW JERSEY 6.1 2/77 10.6 6/00 3.5
25 NEW YORK 6.1 7/76 10.5 4/88 4.0
25 PENNSYLVANIA 6.1 3/83 12.9 3/00 4.0
24 MASSACHUSETTS 5.9 1/76 10.9 12/00 2.7
23 COLORADO 5.8 12/82 9.1 1/01 2.5
19 ARKANSAS 5.7 3/83 10.2 9/00 4.1
19 IDAHO 5.7 2/83 9.4 12/07 2.7
19 TEXAS 5.7 10/86 9.3 4/08 4.1
19 VERMONT 5.7 6/76 9.0 3/00 2.2
17 DELAWARE 5.6 1/77 8.2 10/88 2.9
17 WISCONSIN 5.6 1/83 11.8 4/99 2.9
15 LOUISIANA 5.3 9/86 12.9 7/06 3.2
15 MARYLAND 5.3 8/82 8.3 3/00 3.3
12 HAWAII 4.9 3/76 10.2 12/06 2.2
12 KANSAS 4.9 9/82 7.4 10/78 2.9
12 MONTANA 4.9 3/83 8.7 8/07 3.1
11 VIRGINIA 4.8 1/83 7.8 3/07 2.4
10 OKLAHOMA 4.7 8/86 9.4 1/01 2.7
9 WEST VIRGINIA 4.6 3/83 18.2 8/08 4.4
6 IOWA 4.3 5/83 8.5 1/00 2.2
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.3 6/92 7.7 4/87 1.9
6 NEW MEXICO 4.3 4/83 9.9 1/08 3.1
4 NEBRASKA 3.7 2/83 6.8 2/98 2.2
4 UTAH 3.7 3/83 9.7 3/07 2.4
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4 10/82 5.9 3/00 2.4
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3 3/83 6.9 1/98 2.5
1 WYOMING 3.2 5/83 10.1 2/79 1.9

 

Based on the above stats it is almost like a cyclical event that every area of this country goes through higs and lows. Let's hope that this recession will work itself out soon. I feel the pain of work slowing down I only worked 3 days last week and I have a full day tomorrow(Tuesday) but the rest of the week I have no work as of now. It's scary to try to feed a family and pay bills not knowing if there will be enough income coming in to survive. I pray for all the people who have been laid off due to the economy and if we can as a nation, get through this mess, then it will be a lesson hard learned for many who have had the bubble burst for them. Let's hope that we are on the down side and that things will improve.

 

Yea but under Osama we're all going to fund one another.........talk about taxation without representation.

 

It's truly a mess today in this great nation.