Unemployment Rate in December 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Unemployment Rate
1	Nevada	32000	12.4
2	California	06000	10.9
3	Rhode Island	44000	10.7
4	District of Columbia	11000	10.2
5	Mississippi	28000	9.9
6	North Carolina	37000	9.8
7	Florida	12000	9.7
8	South Carolina	45000	9.5
9	Georgia	13000	9.4
10	Illinois	17000	9.3
11	Michigan	26000	9.0
12	Oregon	41000	8.9
13	Arizona	04000	8.7
13	Indiana	18000	8.7
13	New Jersey	34000	8.7
16	Kentucky	21000	8.6
16	Washington	53000	8.6
18	Idaho	16000	8.5
19	Tennessee	47000	8.1
20	New York	36000	8.0
21	Colorado	08000	7.9
22	Alaska	02000	7.7
22	Missouri	29000	7.7
22	West Virginia	54000	7.7
25	Connecticut	09000	7.6
25	Ohio	39000	7.6
27	Alabama	01000	7.5
28	Arkansas	05000	7.4
29	Pennsylvania	42000	7.2
29	Texas	48000	7.2
31	Delaware	10000	7.1
32	Maine	23000	7.0
33	Montana	30000	6.7
34	Wisconsin	55000	6.6
35	Maryland	24000	6.5
35	Massachusetts	25000	6.5
37	Louisiana	22000	6.4
37	New Mexico	35000	6.4
39	Hawaii	15000	6.2
40	Virginia	51000	6.1
41	Oklahoma	40000	6.0
42	Kansas	20000	5.9
43	Iowa	19000	5.8
44	Minnesota	27000	5.7
44	Wyoming	56000	5.7
46	Utah	49000	5.6
47	New Hampshire	33000	4.9
47	Vermont	50000	4.9
49	South Dakota	46000	4.4
50	Nebraska	31000	4.1
51	North Dakota	38000	3.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: January 24, 2012 at 16:56