State Unemployment Up in Every State in the Union, Wyoming Best, Michigan Worst State
State Unemployment Up in Every State of the Union
Michigan Surges to 10.6%. Wyoming has lowest unemployment in nation at 3.4%. Rhode Island is the only other state with over 10.0%. California at 9.3% leaves millions of Californians unemployed.
Texas was the only state that recorded a statistically significant year on year increase in the number of people working. Employment increased by 153,000. The largest statistically significant month over month decreases in employment were experienced in California (-78,000), Michigan (-59,000), New York (-54,000) and Illinois (-36,000). Losing states show up in a number of areas for being unattractive to business. See some of our other posts for info on state tax burdens, unionionization rates and attractiveness for business.
If you are looking for a job, the low unemployment states may provide work but you must be careful to understand the kind of industries and work that is available for your skill sets. Most states have differing industries and worker needs. Unemployment for December 2008 is listed below for all 50 states and District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate is now at 7.2%
Rank State
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Michigan Surges to 10.6%. Wyoming has lowest unemployment in nation at 3.4%. Rhode Island is the only other state with over 10.0%. California at 9.3% leaves millions of Californians unemployed.
Texas was the only state that recorded a statistically significant year on year increase in the number of people working. Employment increased by 153,000. The largest statistically significant month over month decreases in employment were experienced in California (-78,000), Michigan (-59,000), New York (-54,000) and Illinois (-36,000). Losing states show up in a number of areas for being unattractive to business. See some of our other posts for info on state tax burdens, unionionization rates and attractiveness for business.
If you are looking for a job, the low unemployment states may provide work but you must be careful to understand the kind of industries and work that is available for your skill sets. Most states have differing industries and worker needs. Unemployment for December 2008 is listed below for all 50 states and District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate is now at 7.2%
Rank State
| 1 | WYOMING | 3.4 |
| 2 | NORTH DAKOTA | 3.5 |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA | 3.9 |
| 4 | NEBRASKA | 4.0 |
| 5 | UTAH | 4.3 |
| 6 | IOWA | 4.6 |
| 6 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | 4.6 |
| 8 | NEW MEXICO | 4.9 |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA | 4.9 |
| 8 | WEST VIRGINIA | 4.9 |
| 11 | KANSAS | 5.2 |
| 12 | MONTANA | 5.4 |
| 12 | VIRGINIA | 5.4 |
| 14 | HAWAII | 5.5 |
| 15 | MARYLAND | 5.8 |
| 16 | LOUISIANA | 5.9 |
| 17 | TEXAS | 6.0 |
| 18 | COLORADO | 6.1 |
| 19 | ARKANSAS | 6.2 |
| 19 | DELAWARE | 6.2 |
| 19 | WISCONSIN | 6.2 |
| 22 | IDAHO | 6.4 |
| 22 | VERMONT | 6.4 |
| 24 | ALABAMA | 6.7 |
| 24 | PENNSYLVANIA | 6.7 |
| 26 | ARIZONA | 6.9 |
| 26 | MASSACHUSETTS | 6.9 |
| 26 | MINNESOTA | 6.9 |
| 29 | MAINE | 7.0 |
| 29 | NEW YORK | 7.0 |
| 31 | CONNECTICUT | 7.1 |
| 31 | NEW JERSEY | 7.1 |
| 31 | WASHINGTON | 7.1 |
| 34 | MISSOURI | 7.3 |
| 35 | ALASKA | 7.5 |
| 36 | ILLINOIS | 7.6 |
| 37 | KENTUCKY | 7.8 |
| 37 | OHIO | 7.8 |
| 39 | TENNESSEE | 7.9 |
| 40 | MISSISSIPPI | 8.0 |
| 41 | FLORIDA | 8.1 |
| 41 | GEORGIA | 8.1 |
| 43 | INDIANA | 8.2 |
| 44 | NORTH CAROLINA | 8.7 |
| 45 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 8.8 |
| 46 | OREGON | 9.0 |
| 47 | NEVADA | 9.1 |
| 48 | CALIFORNIA | 9.3 |
| 49 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 9.5 |
| 50 | RHODE ISLAND | 10.0 |
| 51 | MICHIGAN | 10.6 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Posted by Ed Kopko at 1/27/2009 8:36 PM 
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