State Employment Trends

NAR Research

Data from BLS

Unemployment Rate - States with lowest rates

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South

Dakota

Nebra

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Kansas

Verm

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Okla

hom

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Iow

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Haw

aii

Louis

iana

New

Ham

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Monta

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Uta

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Wyom

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Min

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Vir

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ia

Mary

land

Ark

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Colo

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Main

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Texas

Ala

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New

York

New

Mexic

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Wis

consin

Penn

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Unemployment Rate - highest rates, red are states that hit highest rate since 1976 during current downturn

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Connecticut

Dela

ware

Massachusetts

Ida

ho

Mis

souri

Washin

gto

n

West V

irgin

ia

Arizo

na

Ne

w J

ers

ey

India

na

Georg

ia

Ore

gon

Tennessee

Kentu

cky

Ala

bam

a

Ohio

Nort

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aro

lina

Illin

ois

Mis

sis

sip

pi

D.C

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So

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Ca

rolin

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Flo

rida

Calif

orn

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Rhode I

sla

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Nevada

Mic

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an

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alabama

SA, Thous

0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 04/16/10

2040

2000

1960

1920

1880

1840

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Alaska

SA, Thous


328

324

320

316

312

308

304

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arizona

SA, Thous


2700

2625

2550

2475

2400

2325

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arkansas

SA, Thous


1210

1200

1190

1180

1170

1160

1150

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, California

SA, Thous

0908070605Source: BLS/CA Employment Development Department 04/16/10

15250

15000

14750

14500

14250

14000

13750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Colorado

SA, Thous


2400

2360

2320

2280

2240

2200

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Connecticut

SA, Thous


1720

1700

1680

1660

1640

1620

1600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Delaware

SA, Thous


442.5

435.0

427.5

420.0

412.5

405.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, D.C.

SA, Thous


720.0

712.5

705.0

697.5

690.0

682.5

675.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Florida

SA, Thous


8200

8000

7800

7600

7400

7200

7000

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Georgia

SA, Thous


4200

4100

4000

3900

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Hawaii

SA, Thous


630

620

610

600

590

580

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Idaho

SA, Thous


660

650

640

630

620

610

600

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Illinois

SA, Thous

0908070605Source: BLS/IL Department of Employment Security 04/16/10

6000

5925

5850

5775

5700

5625

5550

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Indiana

SA, Thous


3000

2950

2900

2850

2800

2750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Iowa

SA, Thous


1540

1520

1500

1480

1460

1440

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kansas

SA, Thous


1400

1380

1360

1340

1320

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kentucky

SA, Thous


1875

1850

1825

1800

1775

1750

1725

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Louisiana

SA, Thous


1960

1920

1880

1840

1800

1760

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maine

SA, Thous


622.5

615.0

607.5

600.0

592.5

585.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maryland

SA, Thous


2625

2600

2575

2550

2525

2500

2475

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Massachusetts

SA, Thous


3320

3280

3240

3200

3160

3120

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Michigan

SA, Thous


4600

4400

4200

4000

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Minnesota

SA, Thous


2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

2600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Mississippi

SA, Thous


1160

1140

1120

1100

1080

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Missouri

SA, Thous


2840

2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Montana

SA, Thous


450.0

442.5

435.0

427.5

420.0

412.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nebraska

SA, Thous


967.5

960.0

952.5

945.0

937.5

930.0

922.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nevada

SA, Thous


1300

1250

1200

1150

1100

Units All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Hampshire

SA, Thous.


652.5

645.0

637.5

630.0

622.5

615.0

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New Jersey

SA, Thous

0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NJ Dept of Labor 04/16/10

4100

4050

4000

3950

3900

3850

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Mexico

SA, Thous


850

840

830

820

810

800

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, New York

SA, Thous

0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/NY State Dept of Labor 04/16/10

8850

8775

8700

8625

8550

8475

8400

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Carolina

SA, Thous


4200

4125

4050

3975

3900

3825

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Dakota

SA, Thous


370

365

360

355

350

345

340

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Ohio

SA, Thous


5500

5400

5300

5200

5100

5000

4900

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oklahoma

SA, Thous


1600

1580

1560

1540

1520

1500

1480

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oregon

SA, Thous


1760

1720

1680

1640

1600

1560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Pennsylvania

SA, Thous


5850

5775

5700

5625

5550

5475

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Rhode Island

SA, Thous


500

490

480

470

460

450

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Carolina

SA, Thous


1960

1920

1880

1840

1800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Dakota

SA, Thous


415

410

405

400

395

390

385

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Tennessee

SA, Thous


2850

2800

2750

2700

2650

2600

2550

All Employees: Total Nonfarm, Texas

SA ,Thous

0908070605Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics/TX Workforce Commission 04/16/10

10800

10600

10400

10200

10000

9800

9600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Utah

SA, Thous


1275

1250

1225

1200

1175

1150

1125

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Vermont

SA, Thous


312

308

304

300

296

292

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Virginia

SA, Thous


3800

3760

3720

3680

3640

3600

3560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Washington

SA, Thous


3000

2950

2900

2850

2800

2750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, West Virginia

SA, Thous


765.0

757.5

750.0

742.5

735.0

727.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wisconsin

SA, Thous


2920

2880

2840

2800

2760

2720

2680

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wyoming

SA, Thous


310

300

290

280

270

260

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