| 10 Year % Change in Unemployment |  |
| Rank | States | '98 to '08 % chg |
| 1 | South Carolina | 114.8% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 113.0% |
| 3 | Nevada | 110.7% |
| 4 | Michigan | 109.7% |
| 5 | Indiana | 109.3% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 103.8% |
| 7 | Connecticut | 88.2% |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 81.4% |
| 9 | Georgia | 80.2% |
| 10 | Florida | 68.0% |
| 11 | Arizona | 66.6% |
| 12 | Virginia | 66.0% |
| 13 | Vermont | 65.0% |
| 14 | Colorado | 64.4% |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 60.0% |
| 16 | Missouri | 57.6% |
| 17 | Ohio | 57.2% |
| 18 | Tennessee | 54.2% |
| 19 | Illinois | 52.9% |
| 20 | Delaware | 50.9% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 50.7% |
| 22 | Kentucky | 50.5% |
| 23 | Iowa | 48.8% |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 46.5% |
| 25 | Nebraska | 41.6% |
| 26 | California | 38.3% |
| 27 | Alabama | 31.0% |
| 28 | Mississippi | 29.7% |
| 29 | Maine | 29.2% |
| 30 | Washington | 28.0% |
| 31 | New Jersey | 25.7% |
| 32 | Kansas | 24.3% |
| 33 | Alaska | 24.1% |
| 34 | Oregon | 23.3% |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | 22.6% |
| 36 | Utah | 16.9% |
| 37 | Texas | 15.7% |
| 38 | South Dakota | 13.3% |
| 39 | North Dakota | 12.4% |
| 40 | Arkansas | 11.8% |
| 41 | Idaho | 11.0% |
| 42 | Maryland | 9.9% |
| 43 | New York | 2.8% |
| 44 | District of Columbia | -1.7% |
| 45 | Oklahoma | -6.9% |
| 46 | Montana | -11.6% |
| 47 | Louisiana | -11.7% |
| 48 | New Mexico | -23.4% |
| 49 | Hawaii | -24.4% |
| 50 | Wyoming | -29.7% |
| 51 | West Virginia | -34.5% |
| Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics | ||
| USA Counties 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 Economic Development Corporation. Updated: May 01, 2009 at 12:26 |