State Unemployment Rates (Dec. 2011)

Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Dec. 2011
Rank	State	Rate
1	NORTH DAKOTA	3.3
2	NEBRASKA	4.1
3	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.2
4	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.1
4	VERMONT	5.1
6	IOWA	5.6
7	MINNESOTA	5.7
8	WYOMING	5.8
9	UTAH	6.0
10	OKLAHOMA	6.1
11	VIRGINIA	6.2
12	KANSAS	6.3
13	HAWAII	6.6
13	NEW MEXICO	6.6
15	MARYLAND	6.7
16	LOUISIANA	6.8
16	MASSACHUSETTS	6.8
16	MONTANA	6.8
19	MAINE	7.0
20	WISCONSIN	7.1
21	ALASKA	7.3
22	DELAWARE	7.4
23	PENNSYLVANIA	7.6
24	ARKANSAS	7.7
25	TEXAS	7.8
26	COLORADO	7.9
26	WEST VIRGINIA	7.9
28	MISSOURI	8.0
28	NEW YORK	8.0
30	ALABAMA	8.1
30	OHIO	8.1
32	CONNECTICUT	8.2
33	IDAHO	8.4
34	WASHINGTON	8.5
35	ARIZONA	8.7
35	TENNESSEE	8.7
37	OREGON	8.9
38	INDIANA	9.0
38	NEW JERSEY	9.0
40	KENTUCKY	9.1
41	MICHIGAN	9.3
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	9.5
43	GEORGIA	9.7
44	ILLINOIS	9.8
45	FLORIDA	9.9
45	NORTH CAROLINA	9.9
47	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	10.4
47	MISSISSIPPI	10.4
49	RHODE ISLAND	10.8
50	CALIFORNIA	11.1
51	NEVADA	12.6