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Long-term share of the unemployed, by state, 2013: Share of the unemployed who have been jobless for 27 weeks or more
State | Long-term share of the unemployed |
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United States | 37.6% |
Alabama | 34.5% |
Alaska | 26.2% |
Arizona | 31.6% |
Arkansas | 31.0% |
California | 40.5% |
Colorado | 37.3% |
Connecticut | 43.4% |
Delaware | 34.8% |
District of Columbia | 46.6% |
Florida | 46.2% |
Georgia | 41.8% |
Hawaii | 33.3% |
Idaho | 23.9% |
Illinois | 41.3% |
Indiana | 29.1% |
Iowa | 21.0% |
Kansas | 27.8% |
Kentucky | 32.4% |
Louisiana | 34.7% |
Maine | 30.4% |
Maryland | 36.5% |
Massachusetts | 36.0% |
Michigan | 36.4% |
Minnesota | 26.8% |
Mississippi | 40.8% |
Missouri | 39.6% |
Montana | 24.6% |
Nebraska | 27.8% |
Nevada | 39.7% |
New Hampshire | 31.6% |
New Jersey | 46.6% |
New Mexico | 41.3% |
New York | 44.4% |
North Carolina | 43.3% |
North Dakota | 19.6% |
Ohio | 34.6% |
Oklahoma | 23.5% |
Oregon | 35.8% |
Pennsylvania | 39.9% |
Rhode Island | 44.6% |
South Carolina | 36.0% |
South Dakota | 17.2% |
Tennessee | 32.2% |
Texas | 29.9% |
Utah | 22.7% |
Vermont | 23.7% |
Virginia | 35.2% |
Washington | 30.4% |
West Virginia | 35.6% |
Wisconsin | 34.1% |
Wyoming | 21.4% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey microdata
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