Below is the unemployment rate in each state. Currently, North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate at 2.8% (thanks to the oil boom) and Georgia has the highest at 7.9%.
State | Sep 2013 | Aug 2014 | Sep 2014 |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 6.4% | 6.9% | 6.6% |
Alaska | 6.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
Arizona | 8% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
Arkansas | 7.7% | 6.3% | 6.2% |
California | 8.8% | 7.4% | 7.3% |
Colorado | 6.6% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
Connecticut | 7.7% | 6.6% | 6.4% |
Delaware | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
District of Columbia | 8.2% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
Florida | 6.9% | 6.3% | 6.1% |
Georgia | 8% | 8.1% | 7.9% |
Hawaii | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
Idaho | 6% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
Illinois | 9.1% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
Indiana | 7.3% | 5.8% | 5.7% |
Iowa | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
Kansas | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
Kentucky | 8.3% | 7.1% | 6.7% |
Louisiana | 6% | 5.8% | 6% |
Maine | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
Maryland | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.3% |
Massachusetts | 7.2% | 5.8% | 6% |
Michigan | 8.8% | 7.4% | 7.2% |
Minnesota | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
Mississippi | 8.4% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
Missouri | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
Montana | 5.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% |
Nebraska | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
Nevada | 9.6% | 7.6% | 7.3% |
New Hampshire | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
New Jersey | 7.9% | 6.6% | 6.5% |
New Mexico | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
New York | 7.5% | 6.4% | 6.2% |
North Carolina | 7.7% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
North Dakota | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
Ohio | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
Oklahoma | 5.6% | 4.7% | 4.7% |
Oregon | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
Pennsylvania | 7.3% | 5.8% | 5.7% |
Rhode Island | 9.5% | 7.6% | 7.6% |
South Carolina | 7.3% | 6.3% | 6.6% |
South Dakota | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
Tennessee | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7.3% |
Texas | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
Utah | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
Vermont | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.4% |
Virginia | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
Washington | 6.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
West Virginia | 6.4% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
Wisconsin | 6.6% | 5.7% | 5.5% |
Wyoming | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% |
(via WSJ)
A lot of what I've seen with unemployment rates dropping is that really participation rates are dropping. It would be interesting to see the participation rate changes by state to get a better picture of what's really going on.
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