List of U.S. states by unemployment rate

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Below is a comparison of the unemployment rates by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Two tables are provided - 2006 at the top and 2004 below. Data provided from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment [1].

Rank	State or District	Unemployment Rate
1	Mississippi	8.4
2	Alaska	6.7
3	Kentucky	6.3
4	South Carolina	6.2
4	Michigan	6.2
6	District of Columbia	5.4
7	Oregon	5.3
8	Ohio	5.3
9	Illinois	5.2
10	Tennessee	5.1
11	Texas	5.0
12	New Mexico	4.9
13	Louisiana	4.8
13	Georgia	4.8
13	California	4.8
13	Arizona	4.8
-	National Average	4.7
17	Rhode Island	4.7
17	Missouri	4.7
17	Indiana	4.7
17	Colorado	4.7
21	Washington	4.6
21	New York	4.6
21	Massachusetts	4.6
21	Connecticut	4.6
25	Wisconsin	4.5
25	New Jersey	4.5
25	Maine	4.5
25	Kansas	4.5
29	Pennsylvania	4.3
29	North Carolina	4.3
31	Arkansas	4.3
32	Minnesota	4.1
32	Iowa	4.1
34	Utah	3.9
34	Oklahoma	3.9
34	Delaware	3.9
37	West Virginia	3.8
37	Montana	3.8
37	Alabama	3.8
40	Nevada	3.6
41	Maryland	3.7
42	Vermont	3.4
42	South Dakota	3.4
42	Nebraska	3.4
45	New Hampshire	3.3
45	Idaho	3.3
47	Wyoming	3.1
47	North Dakota	3.1
49	Florida	3.0
49	Virginia	3.0
51	Hawaii	2.4

US states by unemployment rate for 2004

This is a list of the 2004 annual average unemployment rate per state. Data provided from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment [2].

Rank	State or District	Unemployment Rate
1	District of Columbia	8.2
2	Alaska	7.5
3	Oregon	7.4
4	Michigan	7.1
5	South Carolina	6.8
6	Washington	6.2
7	Mississippi	6.2
8	Illinois	6.2
9	California	6.2
10	Texas	6.1
11	Ohio	6.1
12	New York	5.8
13	New Mexico	5.7
14	Louisiana	5.7
15	Missouri	5.7
16	Arkansas	5.7
17	Alabama	5.6
18	Pennsylvania	5.5
19	North Carolina	5.5
20	Colorado	5.5
21	Kansas	5.5
22	Tennessee	5.4
23	West Virginia	5.3
24	Kentucky	5.3
25	Utah	5.2
26	Rhode Island	5.2
27	Indiana	5.2
28	Massachusetts	5.1
29	Arizona	5.0
30	Wisconsin	4.9
31	Connecticut	4.9
32	Oklahoma	4.8
33	New Jersey	4.8
34	Iowa	4.8
35	Florida	4.8
36	Minnesota	4.7
37	Idaho	4.7
38	Maine	4.6
39	Georgia	4.6
40	Montana	4.4
41	Nevada	4.3
42	Maryland	4.2
43	Delaware	4.1
44	Wyoming	3.9
45	New Hampshire	3.8
46	Nebraska	3.8
47	Virginia	3.7
48	Vermont	3.7
49	South Dakota	3.5
50	North Dakota	3.4
51	Hawaii	3.3