LAUS Unemployment Rate for SEPTEMBER 1996
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Correction: Puerto Rico's August unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was
inaccurately reported in last month's Trends. August and September unemployment rates
for Puerto Rico are not yet available due to the effects of hurricane Hortense.
| STATE |
RATE (%) |
| Puerto Rico |
Not Available |
| District of Columbia |
8.0 |
| New Mexico |
6.9 |
| California |
6.7 |
| Louisiana |
6.7 |
| West Virginia |
6.5 |
| Arizona |
6.1 |
| South Carolina |
6.1 |
| Alaska |
5.9 |
| New Jersey |
5.9 |
| New York |
5.7 |
| Florida |
5.6 |
| Hawaii |
5.6 |
| Delaware |
5.3 |
| Mississippi |
5.3 |
| Nevada |
5.3 |
| Texas |
5.3 |
| Rhode Island |
5.1 |
| United States |
5.0 |
| Washington |
5.0 |
| Illinois |
4.9 |
| Maryland |
4.9 |
| Arkansas |
4.8 |
| Pennsylvania |
4.8 |
| Oregon |
4.7 |
| Alabama |
4.6 |
| Montana |
4.6 |
| Georgia |
4.5 |
| Kentucky |
4.5 |
| Ohio |
4.5 |
| Connecticut |
4.4 |
| Tennessee |
4.3 |
| Idaho |
4.2 |
| Michigan |
4.2 |
| Virginia |
4.2 |
| Maine |
4.1 |
| Massachusetts |
4.1 |
| Oklahoma |
4.1 |
| New Hampshire |
4.0 |
| Minnesota |
3.9 |
| Vermont |
3.9 |
| Wyoming |
3.9 |
| Indiana |
3.8 |
| Kansas |
3.8 |
| North Carolina |
3.8 |
| Missouri |
3.6 |
| Colorado |
3.5 |
| Utah |
3.0 |
| Iowa |
2.8 |
| Wisconsin |
2.7 |
| South Dakota |
2.5 |
| North Dakota |
2.3 |
| Nebraska |
2.1 |
