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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 | 3.9% | -0.2% | 0.1% | -0.4% | 29 | 2.2% | 43,600 | 0.9% | 17,600 | 1.6% | 32,600 |
| Alaska | 6.3% | -0.2% | -0.9% | -0.1% | 51 | -0.1% | -400 | -0.3% | -1100 | 2.2% | 7,100 |
| Arizona | 4.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 47 | 3.4% | 94,100 | 0.5% | 13,900 | 7.8% | 209,700 |
| Arkansas | 3.6% | 0.1% | -0.1% | -1.5% | 21 | 1.4% | 17,100 | 0.2% | 2,600 | 4.0% | 48,700 |
| California | 4.2% | 0.1% | -0.3% | -1.7% | 38 | 1.7% | 284,300 | 0.5% | 87,000 | 11.7% | 1,807,300 |
| Colorado | 3.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | -0.6% | 20 | 2.8% | 75,400 | 0.7% | 19,900 | 17.5% | 412,000 |
| Connecticut | 4.0% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.9% | 33 | 1.2% | 19,900 | 0.3% | 5,100 | 0.0% | 200 |
| Delaware | 3.7% | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 26 | 2.2% | 10,200 | 0.6% | 2,700 | 5.6% | 24,800 |
| Washington D.C. | 5.5% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 50 | 0.3% | 2300 | 0.1% | 800 | 13.7% | 96,200 |
| Florida | 3.3% | -0.2% | -0.6% | -1.4% | 15 | 2.7% | 231,200 | 0.7% | 61,700 | 12.1% | 959,500 |
| Georgia | 3.6% | -0.1% | -0.9% | -1.4% | 22 | 2.5% | 113,800 | 0.6% | 27,600 | 10.3% | 430,700 |
| Hawaii | 2.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% | -0.6% | 2 | 1.4% | 9,500 | 0.3% | 2,100 | 6.2% | 38,800 |
| Idaho | 2.6% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -0.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 14,500 | 0.6% | 4100 | 13.2% | 86,400 |
| Illinois | 4.3% | 0.2% | -0.6% | -1.1% | 40 | 1.2% | 71,000 | 0.5% | 28,400 | 2.8% | 167,000 |
| Indiana | 3.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 23 | 1.4% | 44,500 | 0.7% | 23,400 | 5.5% | 166,100 |
| Iowa | 2.4% | -0.1% | -0.5% | -1.3% | 1 | 1.0% | 15,500 | 0.4% | 6700 | 4.8% | 72,900 |
| Kansas | 3.3% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 16 | 1.4% | 20,100 | 0.4% | 6,400 | 3.2% | 44,600 |
| Kentucky | 4.4% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 42 | 1.1% | 21,300 | 0.6% | 11,100 | 4.7% | 87,300 |
| Louisiana | 4.9% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 48 | 1.1% | 21,900 | 0.1% | 2,500 | 2.9% | 56,900 |
| Maine | 3.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | -1.4% | 19 | 0.7% | 4,300 | -0.2% | -1000 | 1.2% | 7,400 |
| Maryland | 3.9% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 30 | 1.9% | 50,900 | 0.6% | 16,100 | 5.8% | 151,200 |
| Massachusetts | 3.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | -1.3% | 17 | 1.8% | 65,800 | 0.4% | 15,300 | 11.3% | 375,600 |
| Michigan | 4.0% | 0.0% | -0.7% | -3.2% | 34 | 1.3% | 55,000 | 0.3% | 11,800 | 4.8% | 203,400 |
| Minnesota | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.5% | -1.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 32,200 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 7.4% | 206,300 |
| Mississippi | 4.7% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -1.1% | 45 | 0.9% | 11,000 | 0.4% | 4,900 | 1.1% | 12,600 |
| Missouri | 3.1% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -2.3% | 12 | 1.4% | 39,000 | 0.2% | 6,400 | 4.2% | 117,300 |
| Montana | 3.7% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -0.5% | 27 | 1.0% | 4,700 | 0.4% | 1,800 | 7.8% | 35,000 |
| Nebraska | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 12,700 | 0.0% | 500 | 6.8% | 66,200 |
| Nevada | 4.4% | -0.1% | -0.5% | -0.6% | 43 | 3.9% | 52,400 | 1.4% | 19,400 | 9.3% | 119,600 |
| New Hampshire | 2.5% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -1.0% | 3 | 2.7% | 18,100 | 0.7% | 5,100 | 7.1% | 46,300 |
| New Jersey | 4.0% | -0.2% | -0.7% | -0.5% | 35 | 1.5% | 61,900 | 0.3% | 12,800 | 3.0% | 124,400 |
| New Mexico | 4.7% | 0.1% | -1.3% | 0.8% | 46 | 2.4% | 19,900 | 0.4% | 3,100 | 0.8% | 6,500 |
| New York | 3.9% | -0.2% | -0.8% | -0.9% | 31 | 1.3% | 121,900 | 0.5% | 48,100 | 10.6% | 925,600 |
| North Carolina | 3.6% | -0.2% | -0.9% | -1.3% | 24 | 2.0% | 87,200 | 0.6% | 25,400 | 8.9% | 371,700 |
| North Dakota | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.3% | 5 | 2.1% | 9,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 20.2% | 73,200 |
| Ohio | 4.6% | 0.0% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 44 | 2.1% | 116,500 | 0.3% | 14,500 | 4.3% | 232,700 |
| Oklahoma | 3.2% | -0.3% | -0.9% | -0.4% | 13 | 1.5% | 25,500 | 0.2% | 3,700 | 6.0% | 96,900 |
| Oregon | 4.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | -1.2% | 36 | 1.9% | 35,100 | 0.3% | 4,900 | 11.2% | 194,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.2% | 0.1% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 39 | 1.2% | 74,800 | 0.4% | 23,500 | 4.4% | 256,800 |
| Rhode Island | 3.9% | 0.0% | -0.6% | -2.1% | 32 | 1.4% | 7,100 | 0.5% | 2400 | 3.5% | 17,200 |
| South Carolina | 3.3% | 0.0% | -0.9% | -2.3% | 18 | 2.0% | 41,200 | 1.7% | 36,100 | 10.4% | 202,200 |
| South Dakota | 2.9% | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 8,800 | 1.1% | 4,700 | 9.5% | 38,800 |
| Tennessee | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% | -1.8% | 25 | 2.0% | 59,100 | 0.3% | 7,700 | 10.0% | 281,800 |
| Texas | 3.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.6% | 28 | 3.2% | 391,800 | 0.7% | 90,700 | 20.7% | 2,182,000 |
| Utah | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 14 | 3.1% | 46,400 | 0.8% | 11,900 | 21.5% | 271,500 |
| Vermont | 2.7% | -0.2% | -0.2% | -1.5% | 6 | -0.1% | -200 | 0.2% | 600 | 1.6% | 4,800 |
| Virginia | 2.8% | -0.1% | -0.8% | -0.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 77,000 | 0.2% | 6,100 | 6.7% | 254,100 |
| Washington | 4.3% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 41 | 3.1% | 104,000 | 0.8% | 26,400 | 15.9% | 477,600 |
| West Virginia | 5.1% | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 49 | 0.6% | 4,700 | 0.2% | 1,300 | -0.9% | -6,900 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -1.7% | 11 | 1.6% | 48,300 | 0.7% | 19,400 | 4.3% | 123,900 |
| Wyoming | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 37 | 2.8% | 8,000 | 1.0% | 2,800 | -1.2% | -3,600 |
Jobs refers to the total number of jobs, part-time or full-time, in nonfarm establishments.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics data
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