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1996 Annual Average LAUS Unemployment Rate
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)


Wyoming's annual average unemployment rate for 1996 was lower than some of its neighbors (Montana and Idaho) but higher than others (Colorado, Utah, South Dakota and Nebraska).


STATE RATE (%)
Puerto Rico 13.4
District of Columbia 8.5
New Mexico 8.1
Alaska 7.8
West Virginia 7.5
California 7.2
Louisiana 6.7
Washington 6.5
Hawaii 6.4
New Jersey 6.2
New York 6.2
Mississippi 6.1
South Carolina 6.0
Oregon 5.9
Connecticut 5.7
Kentucky 5.6
Texas 5.6
Arizona 5.5
Arkansas 5.4
Nevada 5.4
United States 5.4
Illinois 5.3
Montana 5.3
Pennsylvania 5.3
Delaware 5.2
Idaho 5.2
Tennessee 5.2
Alabama 5.1
Florida 5.1
Maine 5.1
Rhode Island 5.1
Wyoming 5.0
Maryland 4.9
Michigan 4.9
Ohio 4.9
Georgia 4.6
Missouri 4.6
Vermont 4.6
Kansas 4.5
Virginia 4.4
Massachusetts 4.3
North Carolina 4.3
Colorado 4.2
New Hampshire 4.2
Indiana 4.1
Oklahoma 4.1
Minnesota 4.0
Iowa 3.8
Utah 3.5
Wisconsin 3.5
South Dakota 3.2
North Dakota 3.1
Nebraska 2.9



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