Unemployment Rates for March, 2009

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Unemployment Rate Changes from March 2008 to March 2009, seasonally adjusted, by State *
State	Mar. 2008 UI Rate	Mar. 2009 UI Rate	Change
ALABAMA	4.3	9	4.7
ALASKA	6.5	8.5	2
ARIZONA	4.7	7.8	3.1
ARKANSAS	4.8	6.5	1.7
CALIFORNIA	6.4	11.2	4.8
COLORADO	4.6	7.5	2.9
CONNECTICUT	5.3	7.5	2.2
DELAWARE	4.1	7.7	3.6
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	6.2	9.8	3.6
FLORIDA	5.4	9.7	4.3
GEORGIA	5.6	9.2	3.6
HAWAII	3.1	7.1	4
IDAHO	4.1	7	2.9
ILLINOIS	6	9.1	3.1
INDIANA	5.3	10	4.7
IOWA	3.9	5.2	1.3
KANSAS	4.1	6.1	2
KENTUCKY	5.9	9.8	3.9
LOUISIANA	4.2	5.8	1.6
MAINE	5	8.1	3.1
MARYLAND	3.8	6.9	3.1
MASSACHUSETTS	4.7	7.8	3.1
MICHIGAN	7.6	12.6	5
MINNESOTA	5.1	8.2	3.1
MISSISSIPPI	6.1	9.4	3.3
MISSOURI	5.6	8.7	3.1
MONTANA	4.1	6.1	2
NEBRASKA	3.1	4.6	1.5
NEVADA	5.6	10.4	4.8
NEW HAMPSHIRE	3.7	6.2	2.5
NEW JERSEY	4.8	8.3	3.5
NEW MEXICO	3.9	5.9	2
NEW YORK	4.8	7.8	3
NORTH CAROLINA	5.4	10.8	5.4
NORTH DAKOTA	3	4.2	1.2
OHIO	6.1	9.7	3.6
OKLAHOMA	3.3	5.9	2.6
OREGON	5.5	12.1	6.6
PENNSYLVANIA	4.9	7.8	2.9
RHODE ISLAND	6.8	10.5	3.7
SOUTH CAROLINA	5.9	11.4	5.5
SOUTH DAKOTA	2.8	4.9	2.1
TENNESSEE	5.7	9.6	3.9
TEXAS	4.6	6.7	2.1
UTAH	3.3	5.2	1.9
VERMONT	4.6	7.2	2.6
VIRGINIA	3.6	6.8	3.2
WASHINGTON	4.8	9.2	4.4
WEST VIRGINIA	4.2	6.9	2.7
WISCONSIN	4.4	8.5	4.1
WYOMING	2.9	4.5	1.6
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics