| Labor Force Data by State | ||||
| Seasonally Adjusted | ||||
| September 2009 | August 2009 | |||
| Unemployment Rate | Rank | Unemployment Rate | Rank | |
| Alabama | 10.7 | 11 | 10.3 | 13 |
| Alaska | 8.4 | 28 | 8.1 | 29 |
| Arizona | 9.1 | 22 | 9.1 | 20 |
| Arkansas | 7.1 | 39 | 7.1 | 38 |
| California | 12.2 | 4 | 12.3 | 4 |
| Colorado | 7.0 | 40 | 7.3 | 36 |
| Connecticut | 8.4 | 28 | 8.1 | 29 |
| Delaware | 8.3 | 30 | 8.0 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | 11.4 | 7 | 11.1 | 8 |
| Florida | 11.0 | 8 | 10.8 | 9 |
| Georgia | 10.1 | 14 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 7.2 | 36 | 7.1 | 38 |
| Idaho | 8.8 | 25 | 8.9 | 23 |
| Illinois | 10.5 | 12 | 10.0 | 15 |
| Indiana | 9.6 | 17 | 9.9 | 16 |
| Iowa | 6.7 | 43 | 6.7 | 44 |
| Kansas | 6.9 | 41 | 7.2 | 37 |
| Kentucky | 10.9 | 9 | 11.2 | 7 |
| Louisiana | 7.4 | 34 | 7.8 | 34 |
| Maine | 8.5 | 27 | 8.6 | 28 |
| Maryland | 7.2 | 36 | 7.1 | 38 |
| Massachusetts | 9.3 | 19 | 9.1 | 20 |
| Michigan | 15.3 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 7.3 | 35 | 8.0 | 31 |
| Mississippi | 9.2 | 21 | 9.7 | 17 |
| Missouri | 9.5 | 18 | 9.5 | 19 |
| Montana | 6.7 | 43 | 6.6 | 45 |
| Nebraska | 4.9 | 49 | 5.0 | 49 |
| Nevada | 13.3 | 2 | 13.2 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 7.2 | 36 | 7.0 | 41 |
| New Jersey | 9.8 | 16 | 9.6 | 18 |
| New Mexico | 7.7 | 33 | 7.4 | 35 |
| New York | 8.9 | 23 | 8.9 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 10.8 | 10 | 10.8 | 9 |
| North Dakota | 4.2 | 51 | 4.3 | 51 |
| Ohio | 10.1 | 14 | 10.8 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 6.7 | 43 | 6.8 | 42 |
| Oregon | 11.5 | 6 | 12.0 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.8 | 25 | 8.7 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 13.0 | 3 | 12.8 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 11.6 | 5 | 11.4 | 6 |
| South Dakota | 4.8 | 50 | 4.9 | 50 |
| Tennessee | 10.5 | 12 | 10.7 | 12 |
| Texas | 8.2 | 32 | 8.0 | 31 |
| Utah | 6.2 | 48 | 6.0 | 48 |
| Vermont | 6.7 | 43 | 6.8 | 42 |
| Virginia | 6.7 | 43 | 6.6 | 45 |
| Washington | 9.3 | 19 | 9.0 | 22 |
| West Virginia | 8.9 | 23 | 8.9 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 8.3 | 30 | 8.8 | 26 |
| Wyoming | 6.8 | 42 | 6.6 | 45 |
| United States | 9.8 | xx | 9.7 | xx |