State Unemployment Rates for October 2009 (Seasonally Adjusted)
| State Unemployment Rates | |
| October 2009 | |
| (Seasonally Adjusted) | |
Unemp. |
|
| State | Rate |
| Puerto Rico | 15.6 |
| Michigan | 15.1 |
| Nevada | 13.0 |
| Rhode Island | 12.9 |
| California | 12.5 |
| South Carolina | 12.1 |
| District of Columbia | 11.9 |
| Oregon | 11.3 |
| Florida | 11.2 |
| Kentucky | 11.2 |
| Illinois | 11.0 |
| North Carolina | 11.0 |
| Alabama | 10.9 |
| Ohio | 10.5 |
| Tennessee | 10.5 |
| Georgia | 10.2 |
| United States | 10.2 |
| Indiana | 9.8 |
| Mississippi | 9.8 |
| New Jersey | 9.7 |
| Arizona | 9.3 |
| Missouri | 9.3 |
| Washington | 9.3 |
| Idaho | 9.0 |
| New York | 9.0 |
| Alaska | 8.9 |
| Massachusetts | 8.9 |
| Connecticut | 8.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.8 |
| Delaware | 8.7 |
| West Virginia | 8.5 |
| Wisconsin | 8.4 |
| Texas | 8.3 |
| Maine | 8.2 |
| New Mexico | 7.9 |
| Arkansas | 7.6 |
| Minnesota | 7.6 |
| Louisiana | 7.4 |
| Wyoming | 7.4 |
| Maryland | 7.3 |
| Hawaii | 7.2 |
| Oklahoma | 7.1 |
| Colorado | 6.9 |
| Kansas | 6.8 |
| New Hampshire | 6.8 |
| Iowa | 6.7 |
| Virginia | 6.6 |
| Utah | 6.5 |
| Vermont | 6.5 |
| Montana | 6.4 |
| South Dakota | 5.0 |
| Nebraska | 4.9 |
| North Dakota | 4.2 |