Read’em and weep. NC 8th worst in nation with 8.7% unemployment rate. National average 7.2%.
State / Dec. Unemployment Rate (%)
| MICHIGAN | 10.6 | |
| RHODE ISLAND | 10.0 | |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 9.5 | |
| CALIFORNIA | 9.3 | |
| NEVADA | 9.1 | |
| OREGON | 9.0 | |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 8.8 | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 8.7 | |
| INDIANA | 8.2 | |
| FLORIDA | 8.1 | |
| GEORGIA | 8.1 | |
| MISSISSIPPI | 8.0 | |
| TENNESSEE | 7.9 | |
| KENTUCKY | 7.8 | |
| OHIO | 7.8 | |
| ILLINOIS | 7.6 | |
| ALASKA | 7.5 | |
| MISSOURI | 7.3 | |
| CONNECTICUT | 7.1 | |
| NEW JERSEY | 7.1 | |
| WASHINGTON | 7.1 | |
| MAINE | 7.0 | |
| NEW YORK | 7.0 | |
| ARIZONA | 6.9 | |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 6.9 | |
| MINNESOTA | 6.9 | |
| ALABAMA | 6.7 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 6.7 | |
| IDAHO | 6.4 | |
| VERMONT | 6.4 | |
| ARKANSAS | 6.2 | |
| DELAWARE | 6.2 | |
| WISCONSIN | 6.2 | |
| COLORADO | 6.1 | |
| TEXAS | 6.0 | |
| LOUISIANA | 5.9 | |
| MARYLAND | 5.8 | |
| HAWAII | 5.5 | |
| MONTANA | 5.4 | |
| VIRGINIA | 5.4 | |
| KANSAS | 5.2 | |
| NEW MEXICO | 4.9 | |
| OKLAHOMA | 4.9 | |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 4.9 | |
| IOWA | 4.6 | |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 4.6 | |
| UTAH | 4.3 | |
| NEBRASKA | 4.0 | |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 3.9 | |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 3.5 | |
| WYOMING | 3.4 |
