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September, 2009
State-by-State Unemployment Rates

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Unemployment Rate Changes from September 2008 to September 2009, seasonally adjusted, by State *
State	September 2008 UI Rate	September 2009 UI Rate	Change
ALABAMA	5.4	10.7	5.3
ALASKA	6.7	8.4	1.7
ARIZONA	6	9.1	3.1
ARKANSAS	5.2	7.1	1.9
CALIFORNIA	7.8	12.2	4.4
COLORADO	5	7	2
CONNECTICUT	6	8.4	2.4
DELAWARE	5.2	8.3	3.1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	7.4	11.4	4
FLORIDA	6.7	11	4.3
GEORGIA	6.6	10.1	3.5
HAWAII	4.4	7.2	2.8
IDAHO	5.4	8.8	3.4
ILLINOIS	6.7	10.5	3.8
INDIANA	6.1	9.6	3.5
IOWA	4.2	6.7	2.5
KANSAS	4.6	6.9	2.3
KENTUCKY	6.9	10.9	4
LOUISIANA	5.6	7.4	1.8
MAINE	5.6	8.5	2.9
MARYLAND	4.6	7.2	2.6
MASSACHUSETTS	5.6	9.3	3.7
MICHIGAN	8.9	15.3	6.4
MINNESOTA	5.4	7.3	1.9
MISSISSIPPI	7.4	9.2	1.8
MISSOURI	6.3	9.5	3.2
MONTANA	4.7	6.7	2
NEBRASKA	3.4	4.9	1.5
NEVADA	7.3	13.3	6
NEW HAMPSHIRE	3.9	7.2	3.3
NEW JERSEY	5.8	9.8	4
NEW MEXICO	4.4	7.7	3.3
NEW YORK	5.8	8.9	3.1
NORTH CAROLINA	6.8	10.8	4
NORTH DAKOTA	3.3	4.2	0.9
OHIO	6.8	10.1	3.3
OKLAHOMA	4	6.7	2.7
OREGON	6.8	11.5	4.7
PENNSYLVANIA	5.6	8.8	3.2
RHODE ISLAND	8.5	13	4.5
SOUTH CAROLINA	7.5	11.6	4.1
SOUTH DAKOTA	3.2	4.8	1.6
TENNESSEE	6.9	10.5	3.6
TEXAS	5.1	8.2	3.1
UTAH	3.4	6.2	2.8
VERMONT	4.8	6.7	1.9
VIRGINIA	4.1	6.7	2.6
WASHINGTON	5.5	9.3	3.8
WEST VIRGINIA	4.3	8.9	4.6
WISCONSIN	4.7	8.3	3.6
WYOMING	3.2	6.8	3.6
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics