Economic Indicators
State unemployment
| Dec-07 | May-12 | Change (percentage points) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5.0% | 8.2% | 3.2 |
| Northeast | 4.6% | 7.9% | 3.3 |
| New England | 4.6% | 6.8% | 2.2 |
| Middle Atlantic | 4.6% | 8.4% | 3.8 |
| Midwest | 5.3% | 7.2% | 1.9 |
| East North Central | 5.7% | 7.9% | 2.2 |
| West North Central | 4.4% | 5.8% | 1.4 |
| South | 4.5% | 7.7% | 3.2 |
| South Atlantic | 4.5% | 8.1% | 3.6 |
| East South Central | 5.1% | 8.0% | 2.9 |
| West South Central | 4.3% | 6.8% | 2.5 |
| West | 5.0% | 9.4% | 4.4 |
| Mountain | 3.9% | 8.0% | 4.1 |
| Pacific | 5.5% | 10.1% | 4.6 |
| Alabama | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.7 |
| Alaska | 6.2% | 7.0% | 0.8 |
| Arizona | 4.1% | 8.2% | 4.1 |
| Arkansas | 5.1% | 7.3% | 2.2 |
| California | 5.8% | 10.8% | 5.0 |
| Colorado | 4.1% | 8.1% | 4.0 |
| Connecticut | 4.9% | 7.8% | 2.9 |
| Delaware | 3.8% | 6.8% | 3.0 |
| District of Columbia | 5.6% | 9.3% | 3.7 |
| Florida | 4.7% | 8.6% | 3.9 |
| Georgia | 5.1% | 8.9% | 3.8 |
| Hawaii | 3.0% | 6.3% | 3.3 |
| Idaho | 3.4% | 7.8% | 4.4 |
| Illinois | 5.5% | 8.6% | 3.1 |
| Indiana | 4.6% | 7.9% | 3.3 |
| Iowa | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.2 |
| Kansas | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.1 |
| Kentucky | 5.6% | 8.2% | 2.6 |
| Louisiana | 3.7% | 7.2% | 3.5 |
| Maine | 4.8% | 7.4% | 2.6 |
| Maryland | 3.3% | 6.8% | 3.5 |
| Massachusetts | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.5 |
| Michigan | 7.2% | 8.5% | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | 4.8% | 5.6% | 0.8 |
| Mississippi | 6.1% | 8.7% | 2.6 |
| Missouri | 5.3% | 7.3% | 2.0 |
| Montana | 3.7% | 6.3% | 2.6 |
| Nebraska | 3.0% | 3.9% | 0.9 |
| Nevada | 5.2% | 11.6% | 6.4 |
| New Hampshire | 3.4% | 5.0% | 1.6 |
| New Jersey | 4.6% | 9.2% | 4.6 |
| New Mexico | 3.6% | 6.7% | 3.1 |
| New York | 4.7% | 8.6% | 3.9 |
| North Carolina | 5.0% | 9.4% | 4.4 |
| North Dakota | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 5.7% | 7.3% | 1.6 |
| Oklahoma | 3.6% | 4.8% | 1.2 |
| Oregon | 5.2% | 8.4% | 3.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.6% | 7.4% | 2.8 |
| Rhode Island | 6.0% | 11.0% | 5.0 |
| South Carolina | 5.5% | 9.1% | 3.6 |
| South Dakota | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1.6 |
| Tennessee | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.5 |
| Texas | 4.4% | 6.9% | 2.5 |
| Utah | 2.8% | 6.0% | 3.2 |
| Vermont | 4.1% | 4.6% | 0.5 |
| Virginia | 3.3% | 5.6% | 2.3 |
| Washington | 4.6% | 8.3% | 3.7 |
| West Virginia | 4.1% | 6.9% | 2.8 |
| Wisconsin | 4.5% | 6.8% | 2.3 |
| Wyoming | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.6 |
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