Official unemployment rate
   |
| 5% |
| 3.5% |
| 6.2% |
| 3.8% |
| 5.4% |
| 5.4% |
| 3.8% |
| 4.6% |
| 3.4% |
| 5.7% |
| 4.0% |
| 4.4% |
| 2.6% |
| 2.7% |
| 5.0% |
| 4.5% |
| 3.8% |
| 4.1% |
| 5.5% |
| 3.8% |
| 4.7% |
| 3.6% |
| 4.5% |
| 7.2% |
| 4.6% |
| 6.3% |
| 5.0% |
| 3.1% |
| 3.0% |
| 4.8% |
| 3.6% |
| 4.2% |
| 3.5% |
| 4.5% |
| 4.7% |
| 3.2% |
| 5.6% |
| 4.3% |
| 5.2% |
| 4.4% |
| 5.0% |
| 5.9% |
| 3.0% |
| 4.7% |
| 4.3% |
| 2.7% |
| 3.9% |
| 3.0% |
| 4.5% |
| 4.6% |
| 4.9% |
| 3.0% |
Data Notes & Sources
- Figure reflects the percent of people age 16 and above who do not have a job but are available for and actively seeking work.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Unemployment Rates for States, Annual Average Rankings, 2007," http://www.bls.gov (accessed March 14, 2008).