State Unemployment Rates
October 2000
(Seasonally Adjusted)
| State | Unemp. Rate |
| Puerto Rico | 9.4 |
| Alaska | 6.0 |
| District of Columbia | 6.0 |
| New Mexico | 5.5 |
| West Virginia | 5.5 |
| Oregon | 5.4 |
| Louisiana | 5.3 |
| Mississippi | 5.2 |
| Montana | 4.8 |
| California | 4.7 |
| Idaho | 4.7 |
| Washington | 4.7 |
| Alabama | 4.4 |
| New York | 4.4 |
| Texas | 4.3 |
| Nevada | 4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.2 |
| Ohio | 4.0 |
| Hawaii | 3.9 |
| Illinois | 3.9 |
| Kentucky | 3.9 |
| United States | 3.9 |
| Delaware | 3.8 |
| New Jersey | 3.8 |
| Wyoming | 3.8 |
| Arizona | 3.7 |
| Arkansas | 3.7 |
| Florida | 3.7 |
| Missouri | 3.7 |
| North Carolina | 3.7 |
| Tennessee | 3.7 |
| Georgia | 3.6 |
| Maryland | 3.6 |
| Michigan | 3.6 |
| Kansas | 3.5 |
| Maine | 3.4 |
| Rhode Island | 3.3 |
| Utah | 3.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3.0 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0 |
| Minnesota | 2.8 |
| Nebraska | 2.8 |
| Vermont | 2.7 |
| Colorado | 2.5 |
| Iowa | 2.5 |
| New Hampshire | 2.5 |
| South Carolina | 2.5 |
| Indiana | 2.4 |
| Massachusetts | 2.4 |
| North Dakota | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 2.4 |
| Virginia | 2.4 |
| Connecticut | 2.0 |
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