Local Area Unemployment Statistics Latest Numbers

Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted

Alabama
8.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Alaska
7.3%(p) in Dec 2011
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Arizona
8.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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Arkansas
7.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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California
11.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Colorado
7.9%(p) in Dec 2011
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Connecticut
8.2%(p) in Dec 2011
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Delaware
7.4%(p) in Dec 2011
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D.C.
10.4%(p) in Dec 2011
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Florida
9.9%(p) in Dec 2011
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Georgia
9.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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Hawaii
6.6%(p) in Dec 2011
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Idaho
8.4%(p) in Dec 2011
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Illinois
9.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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Indiana
9.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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Iowa
5.6%(p) in Dec 2011
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Kansas
6.3%(p) in Dec 2011
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Kentucky
9.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Louisiana
6.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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Maine
7.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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Maryland
6.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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Massachusetts
6.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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Michigan
9.3%(p) in Dec 2011
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Minnesota
5.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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Mississippi
10.4%(p) in Dec 2011
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Missouri
8.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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Montana
6.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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Nebraska
4.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Nevada
12.6%(p) in Dec 2011
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New Hampshire
5.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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New Jersey
9.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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New Mexico
6.6%(p) in Dec 2011
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New York
8.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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North Carolina
9.9%(p) in Dec 2011
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North Dakota
3.3%(p) in Dec 2011
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Ohio
8.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Oklahoma
6.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Oregon
8.9%(p) in Dec 2011
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Pennsylvania
7.6%(p) in Dec 2011
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Puerto Rico
14.7% in Dec 2011
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Rhode Island
10.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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South Carolina
9.5%(p) in Dec 2011
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South Dakota
4.2%(p) in Dec 2011
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Tennessee
8.7%(p) in Dec 2011
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Texas
7.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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Utah
6.0%(p) in Dec 2011
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Vermont
5.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Virginia
6.2%(p) in Dec 2011
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Washington
8.5%(p) in Dec 2011
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West Virginia
7.9%(p) in Dec 2011
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Wisconsin
7.1%(p) in Dec 2011
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Wyoming
5.8%(p) in Dec 2011
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