State Unemployment Numbers
September 18, 2009
Democrats promised Americans that their trillion dollar "stimulus" bill would create 3 to 4 million jobs, and get the nation's economy back on track. State unemployment numbers released today for the month of August are another reminder that the Democrats' big-spending policies are failing, as families across the country continue to suffer from high unemployment.
State | August, 2008 | August, 2009 | Over Year Increase | 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% | 5.0% | 52% | Nevada | 7.0% | 13.2% | 89% | New Hampshire | 3.9% | 6.9% | 77% | New Jersey | 5.7% | 9.7% | 70% | New Mexico | 4.3% | 7.5% | 74% | New York | 5.7% | 9.0% | 58% | North Carolina | 6.6% | 10.8% | 64% | North Dakota | 3.3% | 4.3% | 30% | Ohio | 6.7% | 10.8% | 61% | Oklahoma | 3.9% | 6.8% | 74% | Oregon | 6.5% | 12.2% | 88% | Pennsylvania | 5.5% | 8.6% | 56% | Rhode Island | 8.3% | 12.8% | 54% | South Carolina | 7.3% | 11.5% | 58% | South Dakota | 3.1% | 4.9% | 58% | Tennessee | 6.6% | 10.8% | 64% | Texas | 5.0% | 8.0% | 60% | Utah | 3.4% | 6.0% | 76% | Vermont | 4.7% | 6.8% | 45% | Virginia | 4.1% | 6.5% | 59% | Washington D.C. | 6.5% | 10.7% | 65% | Washington | 5.4% | 9.2% | 70% | West Virginia | 4.2% | 9.0% | 114% | Wisconsin | 4.7% | 8.8% | 87% | Wyoming | 3.4% | 6.6% | 94% |
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