| NJ Ranks 34th in Adjusted Unemployment Tax Rate, 2006
Source: Small Business Survival Index 2006, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
| Rank |
State |
Unemployment Tax Rate |
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Rank |
State |
Unemployment Tax Rate |
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1 |
California |
1.02 |
|
26 |
Arkansas |
2.29 |
2 |
Arizona |
1.08 |
|
27 |
Michigan |
2.32 |
3 |
Florida |
1.10 |
|
28 |
Kentucky |
2.33 |
4 |
Indiana |
1.15 |
|
29 |
Missouri |
2.48 |
5 |
Virginia |
1.29 |
|
30 |
Illinois |
2.49 |
6 |
Mississippi |
1.30 |
|
31 |
Wisconsin |
2.89 |
6 |
Nebraska |
1.30 |
|
32 |
New Mexico |
2.91 |
8 |
South Carolina |
1.32 |
|
33 |
Pennsylvania |
3.01 |
9 |
Colorado |
1.34 |
|
34 |
New Jersey |
3.18 |
10 |
Vermont |
1.35 |
|
35 |
Massachusetts |
3.34 |
11 |
New Hampshire |
1.37 |
|
36 |
North Carolina |
3.43 |
12 |
Louisiana |
1.38 |
|
37 |
Oklahoma |
3.56 |
13 |
Georgia |
1.45 |
|
38 |
Alaska |
3.63 |
14 |
Alabama |
1.51 |
|
39 |
Nevada |
3.73 |
15 |
Maryland |
1.68 |
|
40 |
Rhode Island |
4.02 |
15 |
South Dakota |
1.68 |
|
40 |
Washington |
4.02 |
17 |
New York |
1.72 |
|
42 |
Oregon |
4.06 |
18 |
Kansas |
1.74 |
|
43 |
Montana |
4.65 |
19 |
Delaware |
1.85 |
|
44 |
Wyoming |
4.69 |
20 |
Maine |
1.91 |
|
45 |
Idaho |
4.77 |
21 |
West Virginia |
1.96 |
|
46 |
Hawaii |
4.96 |
22 |
Ohio |
1.99 |
|
47 |
Iowa |
5.27 |
23 |
Connecticut |
2.01 |
|
48 |
North Dakota |
6.21 |
24 |
Texas |
2.03 |
|
49 |
Minnesota |
6.54 |
25 |
Tennessee |
2.10 |
|
50 |
Utah |
6.58 |
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50
State Average
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2.72 |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
16.9% |
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