2010-09-24 22:19:00
Nevada Posts August's Highest Unemployment Rate, North Dakota The Lowest
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Earlier this week, the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) released the state unemployment numbers for August of 2010.
A total of 27 states registered increases in their unemployment rates in August, while 13 registered decreases.
Nevada (14.4%), Michigan (13.1%) and California (12.7%) reported the highest unemployment rates in August, while North Dakota (3.7%), South Dakota (4.5%) and Nebraska (4.6%) reported the lowest.
Here is a state by state breakdown of August (this breakdown also includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as the BLS also included them in their statistics. This data is available in text file format from the BLS, but we've cleaned it up and made it easily to read):
Alabama
Unemployment Rate: 9.20%
Number of Unemployed: 192,825
Number of Employed: 1,910,100
Labor Force Participation: 2,102,925
Alaska
Unemployment Rate: 7.70%
Number of Unemployed: 28,000
Number of Employed: 334,435
Labor Force Participation: 362,435
Arizona
Unemployment Rate: 9.70%
Number of Unemployed: 309,020
Number of Employed: 2,865,482
Labor Force Participation: 3,174,502
Arkansas
Unemployment Rate: 7.50%
Number of Unemployed: 100,966
Number of Employed: 1,240,022
Labor Force Participation: 1,340,988
California
Unemployment Rate: 12.40%
Number of Unemployed: 2,261,451
Number of Employed: 5,968,004
Labor Force Participation: 8,229,455
Colorado
Unemployment Rate: 8.20%
Number of Unemployed: 216,509
Number of Employed: 2,439,989
Labor Force Participation: 2,656,498
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate: 9.10%
Number of Unemployed: 171,387
Number of Employed: 1,707,230
Labor Force Participation: 1,878,617
Delaware
Unemployment Rate: 8.40%
Number of Unemployed: 35,296
Number of Employed: 386,773
Labor Force Participation: 422,069
District of Columbia
Unemployment Rate: 9.90%
Number of Unemployed: 32,834
Number of Employed: 298,965
Labor Force Participation: 331,799
Florida
Unemployment Rate: 11.70%
Number of Unemployed: 1,083,718
Number of Employed: 8,145,723
Labor Force Participation: 9,229,441
Georgia
Unemployment Rate: 10.00%
Number of Unemployed: 466,930
Number of Employed: 4,201,478
Labor Force Participation: 4,668,408
Hawaii
Unemployment Rate: 6.40%
Number of Unemployed: 40,922
Number of Employed: 594,200
Labor Force Participation: 635,122
Idaho
Unemployment Rate: 8.90%
Number of Unemployed: 67,292
Number of Employed: 688,703
Labor Force Participation: 755,995
Illinois
Unemployment Rate: 10.10%
Number of Unemployed: 671,411
Number of Employed: 5,953,397
Labor Force Participation: 6,624,808
Indiana
Unemployment Rate: 10.20%
Number of Unemployed: 317,720
Number of Employed: 2,801,793
Labor Force Participation: 3,119,513
Iowa
Unemployment Rate: 6.80%
Number of Unemployed: 114,243
Number of Employed: 1,558,214
Labor Force Participation: 1,672,457
Kansas
Unemployment Rate: 6.60%
Number of Unemployed: 97,898
Number of Employed: 1,392,898
Labor Force Participation: 1,490,796
Kentucky
Unemployment Rate: 10.00%
Number of Unemployed: 205,938
Number of Employed: 1,861,983
Labor Force Participation: 2,067,921
Louisiana
Unemployment Rate: 7.60%
Number of Unemployed: 158,914
Number of Employed: 1,940,093
Labor Force Participation: 2,099,007
Maine
Unemployment Rate: 8.00%
Number of Unemployed: 55,439
Number of Employed: 638,314
Labor Force Participation: 693,753
Maryland
Unemployment Rate: 7.30%
Number of Unemployed: 216,591
Number of Employed: 2,731,721
Labor Force Participation: 2,948,312
Massachusetts
Unemployment Rate: 8.80%
Number of Unemployed: 304,439
Number of Employed: 3,171,545
Labor Force Participation: 3,475,984
Michigan
Unemployment Rate: 13.10%
Number of Unemployed: 634,420
Number of Employed: 4,196,323
Labor Force Participation: 4,830,743
Minnesota
Unemployment Rate: 7.00%
Number of Unemployed: 207,476
Number of Employed: 2,749,002
Labor Force Participation: 2,956,478
Mississippi
Unemployment Rate: 10.00%
Number of Unemployed: 129,111
Number of Employed: 1,166,718
Labor Force Participation: 1,295,829
Missouri
Unemployment Rate: 9.30%
Number of Unemployed: 275,540
Number of Employed: 2,702,832
Labor Force Participation: 2,978,372
Montana
Unemployment Rate: 7.40%
Number of Unemployed: 36,758
Number of Employed: 460,332
Labor Force Participation: 497,090
Nebraska
Unemployment Rate: 4.60%
Number of Unemployed: 45,262
Number of Employed: 930,426
Labor Force Participation: 975,688
Nevada
Unemployment Rate: 14.40%
Number of Unemployed: 194,677
Number of Employed: 1,157,061
Labor Force Participation: 1,351,738
New Hampshire
Unemployment Rate: 5.70%
Number of Unemployed: 42,290
Number of Employed: 696,978
Labor Force Participation: 739,268
New Jersey
Unemployment Rate: 9.60%
Number of Unemployed: 434,571
Number of Employed: 4,075,468
Labor Force Participation: 4,510,039
New Mexico
Unemployment Rate: 8.30%
Number of Unemployed: 78,776
Number of Employed: 875,944
Labor Force Participation: 954,720
New York
Unemployment Rate: 8.30%
Number of Unemployed: 801,441
Number of Employed: 8,858,651
Labor Force Participation: 9,660,092
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate: 9.70%
Number of Unemployed: 437,633
Number of Employed: 4,054,915
Labor Force Participation: 4,492,548
North Dakota
Unemployment Rate: 3.70%
Number of Unemployed: 13,614
Number of Employed: 354,258
Labor Force Participation: 367,872
Ohio
Unemployment Rate: 10.10%
Number of Unemployed: 601,326
Number of Employed: 5,325,542
Labor Force Participation: 5,926,868
Oklahoma
Unemployment Rate: 7.00%
Number of Unemployed: 122,483
Number of Employed: 1,634,196
Labor Force Participation: 1,756,679
Oregon
Unemployment Rate: 10.60%
Number of Unemployed: 208,696
Number of Employed: 1,756,334
Labor Force Participation: 1,965,030
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate: 9.20%
Number of Unemployed: 584,897
Number of Employed: 5,778,042
Labor Force Participation: 6,362,939
Puerto Rico
Unemployment Rate: 15.60%
Number of Unemployed: 201,011
Number of Employed: 1,087,317
Labor Force Participation: 1,288,328
Rhode Island
Unemployment Rate: 11.80%
Number of Unemployed: 67,465
Number of Employed: 504,612
Labor Force Participation: 572,077
South Carolina
Unemployment Rate: 11.00%
Number of Unemployed: 236,649
Number of Employed: 1,910,780
Labor Force Participation: 2,147,429
South Dakota
Unemployment Rate: 4.50%
Number of Unemployed: 19,799
Number of Employed: 423,156
Labor Force Participation: 442,955
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate: 9.60%
Number of Unemployed: 291,305
Number of Employed: 2,746,576
Labor Force Participation: 3,037,881
Texas
Unemployment Rate: 8.30%
Number of Unemployed: 1,004,388
Number of Employed: 1,124,520
Labor Force Participation: 2,128,908
Utah
Unemployment Rate: 7.40%
Number of Unemployed: 100,496
Number of Employed: 1,251,453
Labor Force Participation: 1,351,949
Vermont
Unemployment Rate: 6.00%
Number of Unemployed: 21,298
Number of Employed: 334,469
Labor Force Participation: 355,767
Virginia
Unemployment Rate: 7.00%
Number of Unemployed: 289,865
Number of Employed: 3,879,341
Labor Force Participation: 4,169,206
Washington
Unemployment Rate: 8.90%
Number of Unemployed: 315,791
Number of Employed: 3,218,913
Labor Force Participation: 3,534,704
West Virginia
Unemployment Rate: 8.80%
Number of Unemployed: 68,242
Number of Employed: 705,534
Labor Force Participation: 773,776
Wisconsin
Unemployment Rate: 7.90%
Number of Unemployed: 239,146
Number of Employed: 2,790,635
Labor Force Participation: 3,029,781
Wyoming
Unemployment Rate: 6.80%
Number of Unemployed: 19,817
Number of Employed: 271,086
Labor Force Participation: 290,903
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Historical State Unemployment Rates
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