Unemployment Rates for April, 2009

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Unemployment Rate Changes from April 2008 to April 2009, seasonally adjusted, by State *
State	Apr. 2008 UI Rate	Apr. 2009 UI Rate	Change
ALABAMA	4.5	9	4.5
ALASKA	6.6	8	1.4
ARIZONA	4.9	7.7	2.8
ARKANSAS	4.9	6.5	1.6
CALIFORNIA	6.6	11	4.4
COLORADO	4.7	7.4	2.7
CONNECTICUT	5.2	7.9	2.7
DELAWARE	4.2	7.5	3.3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	6.4	9.9	3.5
FLORIDA	5.6	9.6	4
GEORGIA	5.8	9.3	3.5
HAWAII	3.5	6.9	3.4
IDAHO	4.3	7	2.7
ILLINOIS	6.2	9.4	3.2
INDIANA	5.4	9.9	4.5
IOWA	4	5.1	1.1
KANSAS	4.2	6.4	2.2
KENTUCKY	6.1	9.8	3.7
LOUISIANA	4.1	6.2	2.1
MAINE	5.1	7.9	2.8
MARYLAND	4	6.8	2.8
MASSACHUSETTS	4.8	8	3.2
MICHIGAN	7.9	12.9	5
MINNESOTA	5.4	8.1	2.7
MISSISSIPPI	6.4	9.1	2.7
MISSOURI	5.6	8.1	2.5
MONTANA	4.2	6	1.8
NEBRASKA	3.3	4.4	1.1
NEVADA	5.8	10.6	4.8
NEW HAMPSHIRE	3.7	6.3	2.6
NEW JERSEY	5	8.4	3.4
NEW MEXICO	3.9	5.8	1.9
NEW YORK	5	7.7	2.7
NORTH CAROLINA	5.7	10.8	5.1
NORTH DAKOTA	3	4	1
OHIO	6.2	10.2	4
OKLAHOMA	3.5	6.2	2.7
OREGON	5.6	12	6.4
PENNSYLVANIA	5	7.8	2.8
RHODE ISLAND	7.1	11.1	4
SOUTH CAROLINA	6.2	11.5	5.3
SOUTH DAKOTA	2.9	4.8	1.9
TENNESSEE	6	9.9	3.9
TEXAS	4.6	6.7	2.1
UTAH	3.3	5.2	1.9
VERMONT	4.6	7.1	2.5
VIRGINIA	3.7	6.8	3.1
WASHINGTON	4.9	9.1	4.2
WEST VIRGINIA	4.3	7.5	3.2
WISCONSIN	4.5	8.6	4.1
WYOMING	2.9	4.5	1.6
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics