| Labor Force Data by State | ||||
| Seasonally Adjusted | ||||
| Dec 2011 | Nov 2011 | |||
| Unemployment Rate | Rank | Unemployment Rate | Rank | |
| Alabama | 8.1 | 21 | 8.7 | 17 |
| Alaska | 7.3 | 31 | 7.3 | 31 |
| Arizona | 8.7 | 16 | 8.7 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 7.7 | 28 | 7.9 | 27 |
| California | 11.1 | 2 | 11.3 | 2 |
| Colorado | 7.9 | 25 | 8.0 | 25 |
| Connecticut | 8.2 | 20 | 8.4 | 22 |
| Delaware | 7.4 | 30 | 7.6 | 30 |
| District of Columbia | 10.4 | 4 | 10.6 | 3 |
| Florida | 9.9 | 6 | 10.0 | 6 |
| Georgia | 9.7 | 9 | 9.8 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 6.6 | 38 | 6.5 | 38 |
| Idaho | 8.4 | 19 | 8.5 | 20 |
| Illinois | 9.8 | 8 | 10.0 | 6 |
| Indiana | 9.0 | 13 | 9.0 | 16 |
| Iowa | 5.6 | 46 | 5.7 | 46 |
| Kansas | 6.3 | 40 | 6.5 | 38 |
| Kentucky | 9.1 | 12 | 9.4 | 12 |
| Louisiana | 6.8 | 34 | 6.9 | 36 |
| Maine | 7.0 | 33 | 7.0 | 34 |
| Maryland | 6.7 | 37 | 6.9 | 36 |
| Massachusetts | 6.8 | 34 | 7.0 | 34 |
| Michigan | 9.3 | 11 | 9.8 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 5.7 | 45 | 5.9 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 10.4 | 4 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Missouri | 8.0 | 23 | 8.2 | 23 |
| Montana | 6.8 | 34 | 7.1 | 33 |
| Nebraska | 4.1 | 50 | 4.1 | 50 |
| Nevada | 12.6 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 5.1 | 47 | 5.2 | 48 |
| New Jersey | 9.0 | 13 | 9.1 | 13 |
| New Mexico | 6.6 | 38 | 6.5 | 38 |
| New York | 8.0 | 23 | 8.0 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 9.9 | 6 | 10.0 | 6 |
| North Dakota | 3.3 | 51 | 3.4 | 51 |
| Ohio | 8.1 | 21 | 8.5 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 6.1 | 42 | 6.1 | 43 |
| Oregon | 8.9 | 15 | 9.1 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.6 | 29 | 7.9 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 10.8 | 3 | 10.5 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 9.5 | 10 | 9.9 | 9 |
| South Dakota | 4.2 | 49 | 4.3 | 49 |
| Tennessee | 8.7 | 16 | 9.1 | 13 |
| Texas | 7.8 | 27 | 8.1 | 24 |
| Utah | 6.0 | 43 | 6.4 | 41 |
| Vermont | 5.1 | 47 | 5.3 | 47 |
| Virginia | 6.2 | 41 | 6.2 | 42 |
| Washington | 8.5 | 18 | 8.7 | 17 |
| West Virginia | 7.9 | 25 | 7.9 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | 7.1 | 32 | 7.3 | 31 |
| Wyoming | 5.8 | 44 | 5.8 | 45 |
| United States | 8.5 | xx | 8.7 | xx |
| * ranked from high to low | ||||