State

Unemployment in July 2008

Unemployment

in July 2009

Increase over last year

Alabama

5.1%

10.2%

100%

Alaska

6.7%

8.3%

24%

Arizona

5.7%

9.2%

61%

Arkansas

5.0%

7.4%

48%

California

7.3%

11.9%

63%

Colorado

4.9%

7.8%

59%

Connecticut

5.8%

7.8%

34%

Delaware

4.8%

8.2%

71%

Florida

6.3%

10.7%

70%

Georgia

6.2%

10.3%

66%

Hawaii

4.0%

7.0%

75%

Idaho

5.0%

8.8%

76%

Illinois

6.7%

10.4%

55%

Indiana

6.0%

10.6%

77%

Iowa

4.1%

6.5%

59%

Kansas

4.3%

7.4%

72%

Kentucky

6.5%

11.0%

69%

Louisiana

4.4%

7.4%

68%

Maine

5.4%

8.4%

56%

Maryland

4.4%

7.3%

66%

Massachusetts

5.2%

8.8%

69%

Michigan

8.3%

15.0%

81%

Minnesota

5.4%

8.1%

50%

Mississippi

7.3%

9.7%

33%

Missouri

6.1%

9.3%

52%

Montana

4.5%

6.7%

49%

Nebraska

3.3%

4.9%

48%

Nevada

6.7%

12.5%

87%

New Hampshire

3.8%

6.8%

79%

New Jersey

5.5%

9.3%

69%

New Mexico

4.2%

7.0%

67%

New York

5.4%

8.6%

59%

North Carolina

6.3%

11.0%

75%

North Dakota

3.3%

4.2%

27%

Ohio

6.7%

11.2%

67%

Oklahoma

3.9%

6.5%

67%

Oregon

6.3%

11.9%

89%

Pennsylvania

5.4%

8.5%

57%

Rhode Island

7.9%

12.7%

61%

South Carolina

6.9%

11.8%

71%

South Dakota

3.0%

4.9%

63%

Tennessee

6.6%

10.7%

62%

Texas

4.9%

7.9%

61%

Utah

3.4%

6.0%

76%

Vermont

4.6%

6.8%

48%

Virginia

4.0%

6.9%

73%

Washington

5.3%

9.1%

72%

West Virginia

4.2%

9.0%

114%

Wisconsin

4.6%

9.0%

96%

Wyoming

3.3%

6.5%

97%