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State Unemployment Rates In August, At A Glance

By The Associated Press
Posted Sep 19th 2011 @ 8:58AM
Filed under: Unemployment Trends and Stats, Employment News & Trends

state unemployment rates August 2011 Unemployment rates rose in a majority of states in August for a third straight month. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in 26 states, fell in 12 and remained unchanged in 12. Here's a look at state unemployment rates:

	August 2011	July 2011	August 2010
Alabama	9.9	10	9.1
Alaska	7.7	7.7	7.9
Arizona	9.3	9.4	9.9
Arkansas	8.3	8.2	7.8
California	12.1	12	12.4
Colorado	8.5	8.5	8.8
Connecticut	9	9.1	9.1
Delaware	8.1	8.1	8.3
Washington, D.C.	11.1	10.8	9.8
Florida	10.7	10.7	11.6
Georgia	10.2	10.1	10.2
Hawaii	6.2	6.1	6.6
Idaho	9.2	9.4	9.4
Illinois	9.9	9.5	10
Indiana	8.7	8.5	10
Iowa	6.1	6	6.2
Kansas	6.7	6.5	7
Kentucky	9.5	9.5	10.2
Louisiana	7.2	7.6	7.7
Maine	7.6	7.7	7.7
Maryland	7.3	7.1	7.4
Massachusetts	7.4	7.6	8.4
Michigan	11.2	10.9	12.2
Minnesota	7.2	7.2	7.1
Mississippi	10.3	10.3	10.1
Missouri	8.8	8.8	8.6
Montana	7.8	7.7	7.3
Nebraska	4.2	4.2	4.5
Nevada	13.4	12.9	14.9
New Hampshire	5.3	5.2	5.8
New Jersey	9.4	9.5	9.3
New Mexico	6.6	6.7	8.5
New York	8	8	8.4
North Carolina	10.4	10.1	10.1
North Dakota	3.5	3.3	3.9
Ohio	9.1	9	9.9
Oklahoma	5.6	5.6	7
Oregon	9.6	9.5	10.7
Pennsylvania	8.2	7.8	8.6
Rhode Island	10.6	10.8	11.5
South Carolina	11.1	10.9	11
South Dakota	4.7	4.7	4.6
Tennessee	9.7	9.8	9.4
Texas	8.5	8.4	8.2
Utah	7.6	7.5	7.6
Vermont	5.9	5.7	6
Virginia	6.3	6.1	6.8
Washington	9.3	9.3	9.4
West Virginia	8.1	8.1	9.2
Wisconsin	7.9	7.8	8
Wyoming	5.8	5.7	6.8