The national unemployment rate has been climbing. Despite this, some parts of the country have very low unemployment.
In April 2008, there were 16 states with unemployment under 4%:
|
State |
Unemployment Rate |
|
South Dakota |
2.6 |
|
Wyoming |
2.6 |
|
Idaho |
3.1 |
|
Nebraska |
3.1 |
|
North Dakota |
3.1 |
|
Utah |
3.1 |
|
Oklahoma |
3.2 |
|
Hawaii |
3.3 |
|
Iowa |
3.5 |
|
New Mexico |
3.5 |
|
Virginia |
3.5 |
|
Delaware |
3.7 |
|
Maryland |
3.7 |
|
Montana |
3.8 |
|
New Hampshire |
3.8 |
|
Arizona |
3.9 |
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics