US Regional and State Unemployment Rates for Aug-STATS

US Regional and State Unemployment Rates for Aug-STATS

    WASHINGTON, (Dow Jones)--        Following are U.S. seasonally adjusted regional and state  unemployment rates:    p = preliminary; 1/ Metropolitan division. 2/ Metropolitan  statistical area.                              Aug     Jul     Jun     May     Apr     Mar     Aug  Region/State            2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2008  Alabama                 10.4    10.2    10.1    9.8     9.0     9.0     5.2  Alaska                  8.3     8.2     8.3     8.3     7.9     8.4     6.7  Arizona                 9.1     9.2     8.7     8.2     7.7     7.8     5.9  Arkansas                7.1     7.4     7.2     7.0     6.5     6.5     5.1  California              12.2    11.9    11.6    11.6    11.1    11.2    7.6  Los Angeles-Long  Beach-Glendale 1        12.3    11.9    11.2    11.6    10.9    11.3    8.0  Colorado                7.3     7.8     7.6     7.6     7.4     7.5     4.9  Connecticut             8.1     7.8     7.9     8.0     7.9     7.5     6.1  Delaware                8.1     8.1     8.4     8.1     7.4     7.6     5.1  District of Columbia    11.1    10.6    10.9    10.7    9.9     9.7     7.2  Florida                 10.7    10.8    10.7    10.3    9.7     9.8     6.5  Miami-Miami  Beach-Kendall 1/        10.8    11.2    10.7    9.9     8.2     8.1     6.0    Georgia                 10.2    10.3    10.1    9.6     9.2     9.2     6.4  Hawaii                  7.2     7.0     7.3     7.4     6.9     7.1     4.2  Idaho                   8.9     8.8     8.4     7.8     7.0     7.0     5.2  Illinois                10.0    10.4    10.3    10.1    9.4     9.0     6.7  Chicago-Naperville-  Joliet 1/               9.8     10.5    10.5    10.5    9.7     9.1     6.5  Indiana                 9.9     10.6    10.7    10.6    9.9     10.0    6.0  Iowa                    6.8     6.5     6.2     5.7     5.1     5.2     4.2  Kansas                  7.1     7.5     7.0     7.0     6.5     6.1     4.4  Kentucky                11.1    11.1    10.9    10.7    9.9     9.8     6.7  Louisiana               7.8     7.4     6.8     6.6     6.2     5.8     4.8  Maine                   8.6     8.5     8.6     8.3     7.9     8.1     5.4    Maryland                7.2     7.2     7.2     7.2     6.8     6.9     4.5  Massachusetts           9.1     8.8     8.6     8.2     8.0     7.7     5.4  Michigan                15.2    15.0    15.2    14.1    12.9    12.6    8.6  Detroit-Warren-  Livonia 2/              17.3    16.4    16.3    15.3    14.4    13.3    8.8  Minnesota               8.0     8.1     8.4     8.1     8.0     8.2     5.4  Mississippi             9.5     9.7     9.1     9.7     9.1     9.4     7.3  Missouri                9.5     9.3     9.3     9.0     8.1     8.7     6.2  Montana                 6.6     6.7     6.4     6.3     6.0     6.1     4.6  Nebraska                5.0     5.0     5.0     4.8     4.5     4.7     3.3  Nevada                  13.2    12.5    11.9    11.2    10.6    10.4    7.0  New Hampshire           6.9     6.8     6.8     6.5     6.3     6.2     3.9    New Jersey              9.7     9.3     9.2     8.8     8.4     8.3     5.7  New Mexico              7.5     7.0     6.8     6.5     5.8     5.9     4.3  New York                9.0     8.6     8.7     8.2     7.7     7.8     5.7  New York City           10.3    9.5     9.4     8.9     8.0     8.1     5.9  North Carolina          10.8    10.9    11.0    11.1    10.7    10.8    6.6  North Dakota            4.3     4.2     4.2     4.3     4.1     4.2     3.3  Ohio                    10.8    11.2    11.1    10.8    10.2    9.7     6.7  Cleveland-Elyria-  Mentor 2/               9.2     9.3     9.5     10.1    9.2     8.4     6.6  Oklahoma                6.8     6.6     6.4     6.4     6.2     5.9     3.9  Oregon                  12.2    11.8    12.0    12.2    11.8    11.9    6.5  Pennsylvania            8.6     8.5     8.4     8.3     7.8     7.8     5.5  Rhode Island            12.8    12.7    12.4    12.1    11.1    10.6    8.3    South Carolina          11.5    11.7    12.1    12.0    11.4    11.4    7.3  South Dakota            4.9     4.9     5.0     5.0     4.8     4.9     3.1  Tennessee               10.8    10.7    10.8    10.7    9.9     9.6     6.6  Texas                   8.0     7.9     7.5     7.1     6.6     6.7     5.0  Utah                    6.0     6.0     5.7     5.4     5.2     5.2     3.4  Vermont                 6.8     6.8     7.3     7.4     7.3     7.2     4.7  Virginia                6.5     6.9     7.1     7.1     6.8     6.8     4.1  Washington              9.2     8.9     9.2     9.1     9.0     9.1     5.4  Seattle-Bellevue-  Everett 1/              9.0     8.8     8.8     8.1     7.8     8.0     4.7  West Virginia           9.0     8.9     9.1     8.4     7.7     6.8     4.2  Wisconsin               8.8     9.0     9.0     8.9     8.6     8.5     4.7  Wyoming                 6.6     6.5     5.9     5.0     4.5     4.5     3.4    Puerto Rico             15.1    15.5    14.5    14.4    15.4    15.0    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.