“In January, Michigan again reported the highest jobless rate, 11.6 percent, followed by South Carolina, 10.4 percent; Rhode Island, 10.3 percent; and California, 10.1 percent” (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released horrifying numbers of the U.S.’s regional and state employment and unemployment rates from January 2009.  The statistical analysis also compared January’s to December’s unemployment rates. The NYT’s Economix blog created a graphic to display the regional patterns of unemployment rates in America.

“The national unemployment rate rose from 7.2 percent in December to 7.6
percent in January and was 2.7 percentage points higher than a year
earlier” (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., January 2009, seasonally adjusted
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United States| 7.6

Arkansas | 6.4
California | 10.1
Colorado | 6.6
Delaware | 6.7
District of Columbia | 9.3
Florida | 8.6
Georgia | 8.6
Hawaii | 6.1
Idaho | 6.6
Indiana | 9.2
Iowa | 4.8
Kansas | 5.8
Kentucky | 8.7
Louisiana | 5.1
Maryland | 6.2
Michigan | 11.6
Montana | 5.6
Nebraska | 4.3
Nevada .| 9.4
New Hampshire | 5.1
New Mexico | 5.1
New York | 7.0
North Carolina | 9.7
North Dakota | 4.2
Ohio | 8.8
Oklahoma | 5.0
Oregon | 9.9
Rhode Island | 10.3
South Carolina | 10.4
South Dakota | 4.4
Tennessee | 8.6
Texas | 6.4
Utah | 4.6
Vermont | 6.8
Virginia | 6.0
West Virginia | 5.3
Wyoming | 3.7
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1 Data are not preliminary.
p = preliminary.

Source: U.S. Beureau of Labor Statistics, Economix Blog(NYT)

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