| NJ Ranks 25th in the Nation in Unemployment Rate, April 2007
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor
| Rank |
State |
Rate |
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Rank |
State |
Rate |
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1 |
Montana |
2.2 |
|
25 |
Louisiana |
4.3 |
2 |
Hawaii |
2.4 |
|
25 |
Maine |
4.3 |
3 |
Utah |
2.5 |
|
25 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
4 |
Idaho |
2.8 |
|
29 |
Georgia |
4.4 |
4 |
Nebraska |
2.8 |
|
29 |
Nevada |
4.4 |
6 |
Wyoming |
2.9 |
|
29 |
Tennessee |
4.4 |
7 |
Virginia |
3.1 |
|
29 |
Washington |
4.4 |
8 |
Alabama |
3.3 |
|
33 |
Minnesota |
4.5 |
8 |
North Dakota |
3.3 |
|
33 |
Missouri |
4.5 |
10 |
Florida |
3.4 |
|
33 |
Rhode Island |
4.5 |
10 |
Iowa |
3.4 |
|
33 |
West Virginia |
4.5 |
10 |
South Dakota |
3.4 |
|
37 |
Massachusetts |
4.6 |
13 |
Colorado |
3.5 |
|
38 |
Illinois |
4.8 |
14 |
Maryland |
3.6 |
|
38 |
Indiana |
4.8 |
14 |
New Mexico |
3.6 |
|
38 |
North Carolina |
4.8 |
16 |
Delaware |
3.7 |
|
41 |
Arkansas |
5.0 |
17 |
Vermont |
3.9 |
|
42 |
California |
5.1 |
18 |
Arizona |
4.0 |
|
42 |
Oregon |
5.1 |
18 |
New Hampshire |
4.0 |
|
42 |
Wisconsin |
5.1 |
20 |
New York |
4.1 |
|
45 |
Kentucky |
5.3 |
20 |
Pennsylvania |
4.1 |
|
46 |
Ohio |
5.7 |
22 |
Connecticut |
4.2 |
|
47 |
Alaska |
5.8 |
22 |
Oklahoma |
4.2 |
|
47 |
South Carolina |
5.8 |
22 |
Texas |
4.2 |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
6.8 |
25 |
Kansas |
4.3 |
|
50 |
Michigan |
7.1 |
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50
State Average
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4.22% |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
1.90% |
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