The topic of unemployment is on everyone’s mind today. Here is a ranking of high unemployment states from the top down as of this past month when figures were made available. 

Lawmakers are hoping that with passage of the stimulus bill these numbers will begin going down.

51 MICHIGAN 9.6%
50 RHODE ISLAND 9.3%
48 CALIFORNIA 8.4%
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.4%
47 OREGON 8.1%
45 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8%
45 NEVADA 8%
44 NORTH CAROLINA 7.9%
43 GEORGIA 7.5%
39 ALASKA 7.3%
39 FLORIDA 7.3%
39 ILLINOIS 7.3%
39 OHIO 7.3%
38 MISSISSIPPI 7.2%
37 INDIANA 7.1%
36 KENTUCKY 7%
35 TENNESSEE 6.9%
34 MISSOURI 6.7%
33 CONNECTICUT 6.6%
31 MINNESOTA 6.4%
31 WASHINGTON 6.4%
29 ARIZONA 6.3%
29 MAINE 6.3%
25 ALABAMA 6.1%
25 NEW JERSEY 6.1%
25 NEW YORK 6.1%
25 PENNSYLVANIA 6.1%
24 MASSACHUSETTS 5.9%
23 COLORADO 5.8%
19 ARKANSAS 5.7%
19 IDAHO 5.7%
19 TEXAS 5.7%
19 VERMONT 5.7%
17 DELAWARE 5.6%
17 WISCONSIN 5.6%
15 LOUISIANA 5.3%
15 MARYLAND 5.3%
12 HAWAII 4.9%
12 KANSAS 4.9%
12 MONTANA 4.9%
11 VIRGINIA 4.8%
10 OKLAHOMA 4.7%
9 WEST VIRGINIA 4.6%
6 IOWA 4.3%
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.3%
6 NEW MEXICO 4.3%
4 NEBRASKA 3.7%
4 UTAH 3.7%
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4%
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3%
1 WYOMING 3.2%