State Unemployment Rates, April 2012 
    (Seasonally Adjusted)
    
| State | Unemployment Rate  | 
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 14.8 | 
| Nevada | 11.7 | 
| Rhode Island | 11.2 | 
| California | 10.9 | 
| District of Columbia | 9.5 | 
| North Carolina | 9.4 | 
| New Jersey | 9.1 | 
| Georgia | 8.9 | 
| South Carolina | 8.8 | 
| Mississippi | 8.7 | 
| Illinois | 8.7 | 
| Florida | 8.7 | 
| Oregon | 8.5 | 
| New York | 8.5 | 
| Michigan | 8.3 | 
| Kentucky | 8.3 | 
| Arizona | 8.2 | 
| Washington | 8.1 | 
| United States | 8.1 | 
| Indiana | 7.9 | 
| Colorado | 7.9 | 
| Tennessee | 7.8 | 
| Idaho | 7.7 | 
| Connecticut | 7.7 | 
| Pennsylvania | 7.4 | 
| Ohio | 7.4 | 
| Missouri | 7.3 | 
| Maine | 7.2 | 
| Arkansas | 7.2 | 
| Alabama | 7.2 | 
| Louisiana | 7.1 | 
| Texas | 6.9 | 
| New Mexico | 6.9 | 
| Alaska | 6.9 | 
| Delaware | 6.8 | 
| Wisconsin | 6.7 | 
| West Virginia | 6.7 | 
| Maryland | 6.7 | 
| Massachusetts | 6.3 | 
| Hawaii | 6.3 | 
| Montana | 6.1 | 
| Kansas | 6.1 | 
| Utah | 6.0 | 
| Virginia | 5.6 | 
| Minnesota | 5.6 | 
| Wyoming | 5.3 | 
| Iowa | 5.1 | 
| Oklahoma | 5.0 | 
| New Hampshire | 5.0 | 
| Vermont | 4.6 | 
| South Dakota | 4.3 | 
| Nebraska | 3.9 | 
| North Dakota | 3.0 |