Unemployment Rate by State August 2013
Listed below are the unemployment rates ranked by states in the United States for August 2013. The national unemployment rate for August 2013 was 7.3%. North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate at 2.7% while Nevada had the highest unemployment rate at 9.4%. In all, 31 states had unemployment rates below the national average, while 18 states and Washington DC had unemployment rates at or above the national unemployment rate.
| State | Percentage |
| Nevada | 9.4% |
| Rhode Island | 9.4% |
| Illinois | 9% |
| California | 8.8% |
| Arizona | 8.7% |
| Michigan | 8.7% |
| District of Columbia | 8.5% |
| Mississippi | 8.4% |
| Georgia | 8.3% |
| New Jersey | 8.3% |
| North Carolina | 8.3% |
| Tennessee | 8.3% |
| South Carolina | 8.2% |
| Connecticut | 8.1% |
| Kentucky | 7.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.8% |
| Oregon | 7.7% |
| Indiana | 7.5% |
| New York | 7.5% |
| Arkansas | 7.2% |
| Florida | 7.1% |
| Louisiana | 7.1% |
| Missouri | 7.1% |
| Delaware | 6.9% |
| Ohio | 6.9% |
| Massachusetts | 6.8% |
| Washington | 6.8% |
| Alabama | 6.7% |
| Colorado | 6.7% |
| Maryland | 6.7% |
| New Mexico | 6.6% |
| Idaho | 6.4% |
| Maine | 6.3% |
| Texas | 6.3% |
| Wisconsin | 6.2% |
| West Virginia | 6.1% |
| Kansas | 5.9% |
| Alaska | 5.7% |
| Virginia | 5.6% |
| Oklahoma | 5% |
| Minnesota | 4.8% |
| Montana | 4.8% |
| New Hampshire | 4.8% |
| Utah | 4.8% |
| Iowa | 4.6% |
| Hawaii | 4.2% |
| Wyoming | 4.1% |
| Vermont | 3.9% |
| Nebraska | 3.8% |
| South Dakota | 3.6% |
| North Dakota | 2.7% |
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