I just thought this was interesting, because of how bad the job market is here.
The Department of Labor just released the Unemployment rates for June 2009.
Keep in mind this does not include the people who can no longer receive unemployment benefits but are still unemployed.
Oregon is in 3rd place! Or 49th...whatever. We'll strive for #1.
Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
June 2009p
Rank........ State................Rate
1 NORTH DAKOTA............... 4.2
2 NEBRASKA .......................5.0
3 SOUTH DAKOTA................5.1
4 UTAH ...............................5.7
5 WYOMING ........................5.9
6 IOWA ...............................6.2
7 OKLAHOMA ......................6.3
8 MONTANA..........................6.4
9 LOUISIANA .......................6.8
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE............. 6.8
9 NEW MEXICO....................6.8
12 KANSAS ............................7.0
13 VERMONT .........................7.1
14 ARKANSAS ........................7.2
14 VIRGINIA ..........................7.2
16 MARYLAND ........................7.3
17 HAWAII..............................7.4
18 TEXAS................................7.5
19 COLORADO........................7.6
20 CONNECTICUT...................8.0
21 PENNSYLVANIA..................8.3
22 ALASKA..............................8.4
22 DELAWARE.........................8.4
22 IDAHO................................8.4
22 MINNESOTA........................8.4
26 MAINE.................................8.5
27 MASSACHUSETTS................8.6
28 ARIZONA.............................8.7
28 NEW YORK..........................8.7
30 MISSISSIPPI....................... 9.0
30 WISCONSIN........................9.0
32 NEW JERSEY........................9.2
32 WEST VIRGINIA...................9.2
34 MISSOURI............................9.3
34 WASHINGTON......................9.3
36 ALABAMA.............................10.1
36 GEORGIA.............................10.1
38 ILLINOIS.............................10.3
39 FLORIDA..............................10.6
40 INDIANA..............................10.7
41 TENNESSEE..........................10.8
42 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.......10.9
42 KENTUCKY............................10.9
44 NORTH CAROLINA.................11.0
45 OHIO....................................11.1
46 CALIFORNIA......................... 11.6
47 NEVADA.................................12.0
48 SOUTH CAROLINA..................12.1
49 OREGON................................12.2
50 RHODE ISLAND......................12.4
51 MICHIGAN..............................15.2
Seriously Ouch Michigan.
