| | | | Unemployment Rate (percent) | | | | FIPS*  | Name | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Median Household
Income (2007) | | 1 | 00000 | United States | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | $50,740 | | 2 | 01000 | Alabama | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | $40,596 | | 3 | 02000 | Alaska | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | $62,854 | | 4 | 04000 | Arizona | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.5 | $49,923 | | 5 | 05000 | Arkansas | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | $38,239 | | 6 | 06000 | California | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.2 | $59,928 | | 7 | 08000 | Colorado | 3.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | $55,517 | | 8 | 09000 | Connecticut | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | $65,969 | | 9 | 10000 | Delaware | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | $55,988 | | 10 | 11000 | District of Columbia | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.0 | $54,812 | | 11 | 12000 | Florida | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | $47,804 | | 12 | 13000 | Georgia | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | $49,080 | | 13 | 15000 | Hawaii | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | $62,613 | | 14 | 16000 | Idaho | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | $46,136 | | 15 | 17000 | Illinois | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | $54,141 | | 16 | 18000 | Indiana | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.9 | $47,422 | | 17 | 19000 | Iowa | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | $47,324 | | 18 | 20000 | Kansas | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | $47,341 | | 19 | 21000 | Kentucky | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.4 | $40,299 | | 20 | 22000 | Louisiana | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | $40,866 | | 21 | 23000 | Maine | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | $45,832 | | 22 | 24000 | Maryland | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | $67,989 | | 23 | 25000 | Massachusetts | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | $62,383 | | 24 | 26000 | Michigan | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.4 | $47,931 | | 25 | 27000 | Minnesota | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | $55,664 | | 26 | 28000 | Mississippi | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.9 | $36,424 | | 27 | 29000 | Missouri | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | $45,012 | | 28 | 30000 | Montana | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | $43,000 | | 29 | 31000 | Nebraska | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | $47,072 | | 30 | 32000 | Nevada | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.7 | $54,996 | | 31 | 33000 | New Hampshire | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | $62,048 | | 32 | 34000 | New Jersey | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | $67,142 | | 33 | 35000 | New Mexico | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | $41,509 | | 34 | 36000 | New York | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | $53,448 | | 35 | 37000 | North Carolina | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | $44,772 | | 36 | 38000 | North Dakota | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | $43,936 | | 37 | 39000 | Ohio | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.5 | $46,645 | | 38 | 40000 | Oklahoma | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | $41,551 | | 39 | 41000 | Oregon | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | $48,735 | | 40 | 42000 | Pennsylvania | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | $48,562 | | 41 | 44000 | Rhode Island | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.8 | $52,755 | | 42 | 45000 | South Carolina | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | $43,508 | | 43 | 46000 | South Dakota | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | $43,507 | | 44 | 47000 | Tennessee | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 6.4 | $42,389 | | 45 | 48000 | Texas | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | $47,563 | | 46 | 49000 | Utah | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | $55,220 | | 47 | 50000 | Vermont | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | $49,698 | | 48 | 51000 | Virginia | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | $59,575 | | 49 | 53000 | Washington | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | $55,628 | | 50 | 54000 | West Virginia | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | $37,057 | | 51 | 55000 | Wisconsin | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | $50,567 | | 52 | 56000 | Wyoming | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | $52,433 |
Sources: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data.
Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Program
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