US Regional and State Unemployment Rates for Sep-STATS

US Regional and State Unemployment Rates for Sep-STATS

    WASHINGTON, (Dow Jones)--

  Following are U.S. seasonally adjusted regional and state
unemployment rates:
p = preliminary; 1/ Metropolitan division. 2/ Metropolitan
statistical area.


                      Sep     Aug     Jul     Jun     May     Apr     Sep
Region/State            2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2008
Alabama                10.7    10.3    10.2    10.1     9.8     9.0     5.4
Alaska                  8.4     8.1     8.2     8.3     8.3     7.9     6.7
Arizona                 9.1     9.1     9.2     8.7     8.2     7.7     6.0
Arkansas                7.1     7.1     7.4     7.2     7.0     6.5     5.2
California             12.2    12.3    11.9    11.6    11.6    11.1     7.8
Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale 1       12.7    12.2    11.9    11.2    11.6    10.9     8.3
Colorado                7.0     7.3     7.8     7.6     7.6     7.4     5.0
Connecticut             8.4     8.1     7.8     7.9     8.0     7.9     6.0
Delaware                8.3     8.0     8.1     8.4     8.1     7.4     5.2
District of Columbia   11.4    11.1    10.6    10.9    10.7     9.9     7.4
Florida                11.0    10.8    10.8    10.7    10.3     9.7     6.7
Miami-Miami
Beach-Kendall 1/       10.9    10.9    11.2    10.7     9.9     8.2     6.1

Georgia                10.1    10.1    10.3    10.1     9.6     9.2     6.6
Hawaii                  7.2     7.1     7.0     7.3     7.4     6.9     4.4
Idaho                   8.8     8.9     8.8     8.4     7.8     7.0     5.4
Illinois               10.5    10.0    10.4    10.3    10.1     9.4     6.7
Chicago-Naperville-
Joliet 1/              10.5     9.8    10.5    10.5    10.5     9.7     6.4
Indiana                 9.6     9.9    10.6    10.7    10.6     9.9     6.1
Iowa                    6.7     6.7     6.5     6.2     5.7     5.1     4.2
Kansas                  6.9     7.2     7.5     7.0     7.0     6.5     4.6
Kentucky               10.9    11.2    11.1    10.9    10.7     9.9     6.9
Louisiana               7.4     7.8     7.4     6.8     6.6     6.2     5.6
Maine                   8.5     8.6     8.5     8.6     8.3     7.9     5.6

Maryland                7.2     7.1     7.2     7.2     7.2     6.8     4.6
Massachusetts           9.3     9.1     8.8     8.6     8.2     8.0     5.6
Michigan               15.3    15.2    15.0    15.2    14.1    12.9     8.9
Detroit-Warren-
Livonia 2/             17.8    17.3    16.4    16.3    15.3    14.4     9.0
Minnesota               7.3     8.0     8.1     8.4     8.1     8.0     5.4
Mississippi             9.2     9.7     9.7     9.1     9.7     9.1     7.4
Missouri                9.5     9.5     9.3     9.3     9.0     8.1     6.3
Montana                 6.7     6.6     6.7     6.4     6.3     6.0     4.7
Nebraska                4.9     5.0     5.0     5.0     4.8     4.5     3.4
Nevada                 13.3    13.2    12.5    11.9    11.2    10.6     7.3
New Hampshire           7.2     7.0     6.8     6.8     6.5     6.3     3.9

New Jersey              9.8     9.6     9.3     9.2     8.8     8.4     5.8
New Mexico              7.7     7.4     7.0     6.8     6.5     5.8     4.4
New York                8.9     8.9     8.6     8.7     8.2     7.7     5.8
New York City          10.3    10.2     9.5     9.4     8.9     8.0     6.0
North Carolina         10.8    10.8    10.9    11.0    11.1    10.7     6.8
North Dakota            4.2     4.3     4.2     4.2     4.3     4.1     3.3
Ohio                   10.1    10.8    11.2    11.1    10.8    10.2     6.8
Cleveland-Elyria-
Mentor 2/               8.7     9.2     9.3     9.5     10.1    9.2     6.6
Oklahoma                6.7     6.8     6.6     6.4     6.4     6.2     4.0
Oregon                 11.5    12.0    11.8    12.0    12.2    11.8     6.8
Pennsylvania            8.8     8.7     8.5     8.4     8.3     7.8     5.6
Rhode Island           13.0    12.8    12.7    12.4    12.1    11.1     8.5

South Carolina         11.6    11.4    11.7    12.1    12.0    11.4     7.5
South Dakota            4.8     4.9     4.9     5.0     5.0     4.8     3.2
Tennessee              10.5    10.7    10.7    10.8    10.7     9.9     6.9
Texas                   8.2     8.0     7.9     7.5     7.1     6.6     5.1
Utah                    6.2     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.4     5.2     3.4
Vermont                 6.7     6.8     6.8     7.3     7.4     7.3     4.8
Virginia                6.7     6.6     6.9     7.1     7.1     6.8     4.1
Washington              9.3     9.0     8.9     9.2     9.1     9.0     5.5
Seattle-Bellevue-
Everett 1/              8.9     8.9     8.8     8.8     8.1     7.8     4.7
West Virginia           8.9     8.9     8.9     9.1     8.4     7.7     4.3
Wisconsin               8.3     8.8     9.0     9.0     8.9     8.6     4.7
Wyoming                 6.8     6.6     6.5     5.9     5.0     4.5     3.2

Puerto Rico            16.2    15.1    15.5    14.5    14.4    15.4    12.0
NOTE:  Data refer to place of residence.  Data for Puerto Rico are
derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population
Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget
Bulletin No. 06-01, dated December 5, 2005, and are available at
http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm  and in the May issue of Employment
and Earnings. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision
early in the following calendar year.
Data have been revised to incorporate new estimation methods and updated
Census-2000 population controls.

 -By Rodney Christian; Dow Jones Newswires; 202-646-1880;
  csstat@dowjones.com