State Unemployment Rates
May 2009 (Seasonally Adjusted)
| State |
Unemployment Rate |
| Puerto Rico |
14.4 |
| Michigan |
14.1 |
| Oregon |
12.4 |
| Rhode Island |
12.1 |
| South Carolina |
12.1 |
| California |
11.5 |
| Nevada |
11.3 |
| North Carolina |
11.1 |
| Ohio |
10.8 |
| District of Columbia |
10.7 |
| Tennessee |
10.7 |
| Indiana |
10.6 |
| Kentucky |
10.6 |
| Florida |
10.2 |
| Illinois |
10.1 |
| Alabama |
9.8 |
| Georgia |
9.7 |
| Mississippi |
9.6 |
| United States |
9.4 |
| Washington |
9.4 |
| Missouri |
9.0 |
| Wisconsin |
8.9 |
| New Jersey |
8.8 |
| West Virginia |
8.6 |
| Alaska |
8.4 |
| Maine |
8.3 |
| Arizona |
8.2 |
| Massachusetts |
8.2 |
| Minnesota |
8.2 |
| New York |
8.2 |
| Pennsylvania |
8.2 |
| Delaware |
8.1 |
| Connecticut |
8.0 |
| Idaho |
7.8 |
| Colorado |
7.6 |
| Hawaii |
7.4 |
| Vermont |
7.3 |
| Maryland |
7.2 |
| Texas |
7.1 |
| Virginia |
7.1 |
| Arkansas |
7.0 |
| Kansas |
7.0 |
| Louisiana |
6.6 |
| New Hampshire |
6.5 |
| New Mexico |
6.5 |
| Montana |
6.3 |
| Oklahoma |
6.3 |
| Iowa |
5.8 |
| Utah |
5.4 |
| South Dakota |
5.0 |
| Wyoming |
5.0 |
| Nebraska |
4.4 |
| North Dakota |
4.4 |
