: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Unemployment Rate
9.6%
of American workers are unemployed during an average month in 2010. Putting people back to work will let them earn their way out of poverty.
| State | Unemployment Rate | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9.5% | 31st | |
| Alaska | 8.0% | 19th | |
| Arizona | 10.0% | 37th | |
| Arkansas | 7.9% | 17th | |
| California | 12.4% | 49th | |
| Colorado | 8.9% | 27th | |
| Connecticut | 9.1% | 28th | |
| Delaware | 8.5% | 23rd | |
| District of Columbia | 9.9% | 36th | |
| Florida | 11.5% | 47th | |
| Georgia | 10.2% | 39th | |
| Hawaii | 6.6% | 7th | |
| Idaho | 9.3% | 30th | |
| Illinois | 10.3% | 41st | |
| Indiana | 10.2% | 39th | |
| Iowa | 6.1% | 4th | |
| Kansas | 7.0% | 9th | |
| Kentucky | 10.5% | 43rd | |
| Louisiana | 7.5% | 14th | |
| Maine | 7.9% | 17th | |
| Maryland | 7.5% | 14th | |
| Massachusetts | 8.5% | 23rd | |
| Michigan | 12.5% | 50th | |
| Minnesota | 7.3% | 13th | |
| Mississippi | 10.4% | 42nd | |
| Missouri | 9.6% | 33rd | |
| Montana | 7.2% | 12th | |
| Nebraska | 4.7% | 2nd | |
| Nevada | 14.9% | 51st | |
| New Hampshire | 6.1% | 4th | |
| New Jersey | 9.5% | 31st | |
| New Mexico | 8.4% | 22nd | |
| New York | 8.6% | 25th | |
| North Carolina | 10.6% | 44th | |
| North Dakota | 3.9% | 1st | |
| Ohio | 10.1% | 38th | |
| Oklahoma | 7.1% | 11th | |
| Oregon | 10.8% | 45th | |
| Pennsylvania | 8.7% | 26th | |
| Rhode Island | 11.6% | 48th | |
| South Carolina | 11.2% | 46th | |
| South Dakota | 4.8% | 3rd | |
| Tennessee | 9.7% | 35th | |
| Texas | 8.2% | 20th | |
| Utah | 7.7% | 16th | |
| Vermont | 6.2% | 6th | |
| Virginia | 6.9% | 8th | |
| Washington | 9.6% | 33rd | |
| West Virginia | 9.1% | 28th | |
| Wisconsin | 8.3% | 21st | |
| Wyoming | 7.0% | 9th | |