New Jersey Has the 21st Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation in March 2009
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics March 2009 Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates for States, http://www.bls.gov/web/laumstrk.htm
Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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| 1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
4.2 |
|
24 |
NEW YORK |
7.8 |
| 2 |
WYOMING |
4.5 |
|
24 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
7.8 |
| 3 |
NEBRASKA |
4.6 |
|
28 |
MAINE |
8.1 |
| 4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
4.9 |
|
29 |
MINNESOTA |
8.2 |
| 5 |
IOWA |
5.2 |
|
30 |
NEW JERSEY |
8.3 |
| 5 |
UTAH |
5.2 |
|
31 |
ALASKA |
8.5 |
| 7 |
LOUISIANA |
5.8 |
|
31 |
WISCONSIN |
8.5 |
| 8 |
NEW MEXICO |
5.9 |
|
33 |
MISSOURI |
8.7 |
| 8 |
OKLAHOMA |
5.9 |
|
34 |
ALABAMA |
9.0 |
| 10 |
KANSAS |
6.1 |
|
35 |
ILLINOIS |
9.1 |
| 10 |
MONTANA |
6.1 |
|
36 |
GEORGIA |
9.2 |
| 12 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
6.2 |
|
36 |
WASHINGTON |
9.2 |
| 13 |
ARKANSAS |
6.5 |
|
38 |
MISSISSIPPI |
9.4 |
| 14 |
TEXAS |
6.7 |
|
39 |
TENNESSEE |
9.6 |
| 15 |
VIRGINIA |
6.8 |
|
40 |
FLORIDA |
9.7 |
| 16 |
MARYLAND |
6.9 |
|
40 |
OHIO |
9.7 |
| 16 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.9 |
|
42 |
KENTUCKY |
9.8 |
| 18 |
IDAHO |
7.0 |
|
43 |
INDIANA |
10.0 |
| 19 |
HAWAII |
7.1 |
|
44 |
NEVADA |
10.4 |
| 20 |
VERMONT |
7.2 |
|
45 |
RHODE ISLAND |
10.5 |
| 21 |
COLORADO |
7.5 |
|
46 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
10.8 |
| 21 |
CONNECTICUT |
7.5 |
|
47 |
CALIFORNIA |
11.2 |
| 23 |
DELAWARE |
7.7 |
|
48 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
11.4 |
| 24 |
ARIZONA |
7.8 |
|
49 |
OREGON |
12.1 |
| 24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
7.8 |
|
50 |
MICHIGAN |
12.6 |
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50 State Average |
8.0 |
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NJ % Above Average |
3.75% |
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