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October: Strong gains
Unemployment state by state
See where your state ranks.
The unemployment rates below are for October and were released on November 20.

State unemployment, October 2007 «click column headings to re-sort table»
1 IDAHO 2.5
2 HAWAII 2.7
3 UTAH 2.8
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 2.9
4 WYOMING 2.9
6 ALABAMA 3.1
6 MONTANA 3.1
6 NEW MEXICO 3.1
6 VIRGINIA 3.1
10 NEBRASKA 3.2
10 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.2
12 LOUISIANA 3.3
13 DELAWARE 3.4
13 NORTH DAKOTA 3.4
15 ARIZONA 3.5
16 COLORADO 3.7
17 KANSAS 3.8
18 IOWA 3.9
19 MARYLAND 4.0
20 NEW JERSEY 4.1
20 TEXAS 4.1
22 FLORIDA 4.2
23 MASSACHUSETTS 4.3
23 VERMONT 4.3
25 OKLAHOMA 4.4
26 PENNSYLVANIA 4.5
27 INDIANA 4.6
27 NEW YORK 4.6
27 TENNESSEE 4.6
30 CONNECTICUT 4.7
30 GEORGIA 4.7
30 MINNESOTA 4.7
33 MAINE 4.8
33 NORTH CAROLINA 4.8
33 WASHINGTON 4.8
36 RHODE ISLAND 4.9
37 WEST VIRGINIA 5.0
38 NEVADA 5.2
38 WISCONSIN 5.2
40 ILLINOIS 5.3
41 OREGON 5.5
42 CALIFORNIA 5.6
42 KENTUCKY 5.6
42 MISSOURI 5.6
45 ARKANSAS 5.7
46 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5.8
46 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.8
48 OHIO 5.9
49 ALASKA 6.1
49 MISSISSIPPI 6.1
51 MICHIGAN 7.7
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year.