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Current state unemployment rate and percent change in total number of jobs over last 12 months
| State | Current unemployment rate | Change in unemployment rate in last 3 months | Change in unemployment rate in last 12 months | Change in unemployment rate since Dec. 2007 | State unemployment rate ranking from lowest to highest | Percent change in number of jobs in last 12 months | Change in number of jobs in last 12 months | Percent change in number of jobs in last 3 months | Change in number of jobs in last 3 months | Percent change in number of jobs since Dec. 2007 | Change in number of jobs since Dec. 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.2% | 32 | 1.1% | 22,600 | 0.2% | 4,300 | 0.5% | 9,300 |
| Alaska | 6.7% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.3% | 51 | -0.9% | -3100 | -0.7% | -2400 | 2.3% | 7,300 |
| Arizona | 4.6% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 44 | 2.9% | 79,700 | 1.0% | 27,500 | 6.9% | 185,400 |
| Arkansas | 3.6% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -1.5% | 19 | 0.7% | 8,500 | 0.2% | 2600 | 3.4% | 41,500 |
| California | 4.2% | 0.0% | -0.4% | -1.7% | 36 | 2.1% | 348,900 | 0.6% | 100,700 | 11.1% | 1,712,000 |
| Colorado | 2.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -1.2% | 8 | 2.7% | 72,200 | 0.6% | 15,100 | 16.6% | 390,300 |
| Connecticut | 4.3% | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.6% | 40 | 1.1% | 18800 | 0.4% | 6,900 | -0.3% | -5,700 |
| Delaware | 3.9% | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.2% | 27 | 1.5% | 6700 | 0.4% | 1800 | 4.9% | 21,400 |
| Washington D.C. | 5.6% | 0.0% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 50 | 0.7% | 5,800 | 0.1% | 400 | 13.7% | 96,200 |
| Florida | 3.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 23 | 2.6% | 220,200 | 0.9% | 77,100 | 11.2% | 890,500 |
| Georgia | 3.8% | -0.4% | -0.7% | -1.2% | 25 | 2.0% | 88,900 | 0.8% | 34,100 | 9.2% | 382,900 |
| Hawaii | 2.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 1 | 2.7% | 17,700 | 0.5% | 3300 | 6.2% | 39,200 |
| Idaho | 2.8% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 5 | 3.1% | 22,000 | 0.5% | 3,600 | 12.7% | 83,300 |
| Illinois | 4.1% | -0.2% | -0.9% | -1.3% | 33 | 0.8% | 47,500 | 0.2% | 12000 | 2.3% | 134,800 |
| Indiana | 3.5% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -1.2% | 18 | 0.9% | 27,000 | 0.2% | 7,600 | 4.8% | 143,000 |
| Iowa | 2.5% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -1.2% | 2 | 1.3% | 21,100 | 0.5% | 8300 | 4.5% | 68,100 |
| Kansas | 3.3% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 15 | 1.9% | 26,600 | 0.5% | 7,500 | 3.1% | 43,500 |
| Kentucky | 4.4% | 0.3% | -0.5% | -1.0% | 41 | 0.4% | 8,500 | 0.0% | 800 | 3.9% | 72,100 |
| Louisiana | 5.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 48 | 0.8% | 15900 | -0.3% | -5900 | 2.6% | 50,800 |
| Maine | 3.2% | 0.4% | -0.2% | -1.6% | 14 | 0.8% | 5100 | -0.3% | -1800 | 1.2% | 7600 |
| Maryland | 4.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 37 | 0.7% | 20,300 | 0.4% | 12300 | 5.1% | 133,900 |
| Massachusetts | 3.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | -1.0% | 20 | 1.9% | 68,100 | 0.8% | 31,000 | 11.0% | 366,300 |
| Michigan | 4.1% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -3.1% | 34 | 1.3% | 56,300 | 0.3% | 12,700 | 4.4% | 188,100 |
| Minnesota | 2.9% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -1.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 44,400 | 0.7% | 20800 | 7.5% | 206,900 |
| Mississippi | 4.8% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 47 | 1.6% | 18,500 | 0.3% | 4000 | 0.8% | 9,100 |
| Missouri | 3.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -2.1% | 16 | 1.2% | 35,300 | 0.3% | 10,100 | 3.7% | 103,400 |
| Montana | 3.6% | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.6% | 21 | 1.3% | 6,200 | 0.7% | 3400 | 7.3% | 32,600 |
| Nebraska | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 14,300 | 0.2% | 2,200 | 6.7% | 64,700 |
| Nevada | 4.5% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.5% | 42 | 3.3% | 44,800 | 1.0% | 13,600 | 7.5% | 96,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.8% | 4 | 1.8% | 11,900 | 0.5% | 3400 | 6.1% | 39,600 |
| New Jersey | 4.2% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 38 | 1.5% | 61,500 | 0.4% | 15,700 | 2.7% | 111,400 |
| New Mexico | 4.6% | -0.5% | -1.4% | 0.7% | 45 | 2.0% | 16,300 | 0.9% | 7,600 | -0.3% | -2,900 |
| New York | 4.2% | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.6% | 39 | 0.9% | 90,200 | 0.1% | 12,400 | 9.8% | 862,500 |
| North Carolina | 3.9% | -0.4% | -0.5% | -1.0% | 28 | 2.3% | 102,800 | 0.5% | 22,500 | 8.7% | 362,900 |
| North Dakota | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 4500 | 0.9% | 4000 | 20.2% | 73,200 |
| Ohio | 4.6% | 0.3% | -0.4% | -1.0% | 46 | 1.6% | 90,200 | 0.5% | 28,900 | 3.8% | 207,600 |
| Oklahoma | 3.7% | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.1% | 24 | 2.0% | 33,100 | 0.5% | 9200 | 5.6% | 89,500 |
| Oregon | 3.8% | -0.3% | -0.4% | -1.5% | 26 | 2.4% | 44,500 | 0.6% | 10,900 | 10.5% | 182,900 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.1% | -0.4% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 35 | 1.1% | 65,400 | 0.1% | 5,600 | 3.6% | 206,900 |
| Rhode Island | 4.0% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -2.0% | 31 | 1.3% | 6,400 | 0.4% | 2000 | 2.9% | 14,100 |
| South Carolina | 3.4% | -0.6% | -0.8% | -2.2% | 17 | 1.9% | 40,600 | 0.4% | 8100 | 9.3% | 181,400 |
| South Dakota | 3.0% | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 6300 | -0.1% | -600 | 7.9% | 32,300 |
| Tennessee | 3.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% | -1.8% | 22 | 1.9% | 56,000 | 0.4% | 13600 | 9.5% | 266,100 |
| Texas | 3.9% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -0.4% | 29 | 3.2% | 394,500 | 0.6% | 78,200 | 19.5% | 2,064,400 |
| Utah | 3.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 13 | 3.5% | 51,900 | 1.0% | 15,700 | 20.4% | 258,100 |
| Vermont | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -1.4% | 7 | -0.6% | -1800 | -0.6% | -2000 | 1.4% | 4,400 |
| Virginia | 3.0% | -0.2% | -0.7% | -0.3% | 11 | 1.4% | 54,800 | 0.3% | 10,100 | 6.2% | 233,700 |
| Washington | 4.5% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 43 | 3.3% | 108,800 | 0.8% | 28,000 | 14.8% | 442,600 |
| West Virginia | 5.3% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 49 | 1.0% | 7400 | -0.9% | -7100 | -1.1% | -8300 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -1.7% | 12 | 1.5% | 44,200 | 0.6% | 19,000 | 3.8% | 110,000 |
| Wyoming | 3.9% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 1.1% | 30 | 2.3% | 6,500 | 1.2% | 3300 | -2.0% | -6,000 |
Jobs refers to the total number of jobs, part-time or full-time, in non-farm establishments.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics data
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