Unemployment rate by state (as of end of August 2009)

State	Aug. 2009 Rate	Aug. 2008 Rate	Change from year earlier
Alabama	10.4%	5.2%	5.2
Alaska	8.3%	6.7%	1.6
Arizona	9.1%	5.9%	3.2
Arkansas	7.1%	5.1%	2.0
California	12.2%	7.6%	4.6
Colorado	7.3%	4.9%	2.4
Connecticut	8.1%	6.1%	2.0
Delaware	8.1%	5.1%	3.0
District of Columbia	11.1%	7.2%	3.9
Florida	10.7%	6.5%	4.2
Georgia	10.2%	6.4%	3.8
Hawaii	7.2%	4.2%	3.0
Idaho	8.9%	5.2%	3.7
Illinois	10.0%	6.7%	3.3
Indiana	9.9%	6.0%	3.9
Iowa	6.8%	4.2%	2.6
Kansas	7.1%	4.4%	2.7
Kentucky	11.1%	6.7%	4.4
Louisiana	7.8%	4.8%	3.0
Maine	8.6%	5.4%	3.2
Maryland	7.2%	4.5%	2.7
Massachusetts	9.1%	5.4%	3.7
Michigan	15.2%	8.6%	6.6
Minnesota	8.0%	5.4%	2.6
Mississippi	9.5%	7.3%	2.2
Missouri	9.5%	6.2%	3.3
Montana	6.6%	4.6%	2.0
Nebraska	5.0%	3.3%	1.7
Nevada	13.2%	7.0%	6.2
New Hampshire	6.9%	3.9%	3.0
New Jersey	9.7%	5.7%	4.0
New Mexico	7.5%	4.3%	3.2
New York	9.0%	5.7%	3.3
North Carolina	10.8%	6.6%	4.2
North Dakota	4.3%	3.3%	1.0
Ohio	10.8%	6.7%	4.1
Oklahoma	6.8%	3.9%	2.9
Oregon	12.2%	6.5%	5.7
Pennsylvania	8.6%	5.5%	3.1
Rhode Island	12.8%	8.3%	4.5
South Carolina	11.5%	7.3%	4.2
South Dakota	4.9%	3.1%	1.8
Tennessee	10.8%	6.6%	4.2
Texas	8.0%	5.0%	3.0
Utah	6.0%	3.4%	2.6
Vermont	6.8%	4.7%	2.1
Virginia	6.5%	4.1%	2.4
Washington	9.2%	5.4%	3.8
West Virginia	9%	4.2%	4.8
Wisconsin	8.8%	4.7%	4.1
Wyoming	6.6%	3.4%	3.2
Puerto Rico	15.1%	12%	3.1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics