State Employment Trends

NAR Research

Data from BLS

Unemployment Rate - States with lowest rates

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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

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8

10

12

14

16

Connecticut

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Massachusetts

Ida

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Mis

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Washin

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Georg

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Ore

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Tennessee

Kentu

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Ala

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Ohio

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Illin

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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

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

328

324

320

316

312

308

304

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arizona

SA, Thous

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

2700

2625

2550

2475

2400

2325

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Arkansas

SA, Thous

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

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

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

2400

2360

2320

2280

2240

2200

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Connecticut

SA, Thous

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

1720

1700

1680

1660

1640

1620

1600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Delaware

SA, Thous

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

442.5

435.0

427.5

420.0

412.5

405.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, D.C.

SA, Thous

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

720.0

712.5

705.0

697.5

690.0

682.5

675.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Florida

SA, Thous

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

8200

8000

7800

7600

7400

7200

7000

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Georgia

SA, Thous

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

4200

4100

4000

3900

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Hawaii

SA, Thous

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

630

620

610

600

590

580

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Idaho

SA, Thous

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

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

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

3000

2950

2900

2850

2800

2750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Iowa

SA, Thous

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

1540

1520

1500

1480

1460

1440

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kansas

SA, Thous

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

1400

1380

1360

1340

1320

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Kentucky

SA, Thous

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

1875

1850

1825

1800

1775

1750

1725

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Louisiana

SA, Thous

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

1960

1920

1880

1840

1800

1760

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maine

SA, Thous

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

622.5

615.0

607.5

600.0

592.5

585.0

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Maryland

SA, Thous

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

2625

2600

2575

2550

2525

2500

2475

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Massachusetts

SA, Thous

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

3320

3280

3240

3200

3160

3120

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Michigan

SA, Thous

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

4600

4400

4200

4000

3800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Minnesota

SA, Thous

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

2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

2600

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Mississippi

SA, Thous

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

1160

1140

1120

1100

1080

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Missouri

SA, Thous

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

2840

2800

2760

2720

2680

2640

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Montana

SA, Thous

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

450.0

442.5

435.0

427.5

420.0

412.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nebraska

SA, Thous

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

967.5

960.0

952.5

945.0

937.5

930.0

922.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Nevada

SA, Thous

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

1300

1250

1200

1150

1100

Units All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, New Hampshire

SA, Thous.

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

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

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

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

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

4200

4125

4050

3975

3900

3825

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, North Dakota

SA, Thous

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

370

365

360

355

350

345

340

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Ohio

SA, Thous

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

5500

5400

5300

5200

5100

5000

4900

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oklahoma

SA, Thous

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

1600

1580

1560

1540

1520

1500

1480

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Oregon

SA, Thous

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

1760

1720

1680

1640

1600

1560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Pennsylvania

SA, Thous

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

5850

5775

5700

5625

5550

5475

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Rhode Island

SA, Thous

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

500

490

480

470

460

450

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Carolina

SA, Thous

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

1960

1920

1880

1840

1800

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, South Dakota

SA, Thous

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

415

410

405

400

395

390

385

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Tennessee

SA, Thous

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

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

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

1275

1250

1225

1200

1175

1150

1125

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Vermont

SA, Thous

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

312

308

304

300

296

292

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Virginia

SA, Thous

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

3800

3760

3720

3680

3640

3600

3560

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Washington

SA, Thous

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

3000

2950

2900

2850

2800

2750

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, West Virginia

SA, Thous

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

765.0

757.5

750.0

742.5

735.0

727.5

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wisconsin

SA, Thous

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

2920

2880

2840

2800

2760

2720

2680

All Employees: Total Nonagricultural, Wyoming

SA, Thous

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

310

300

290

280

270

260