Table 1.
Estimates of Recession’s Impact on County Unemployment Rates for the U.S. and by State (2006–2009)
| State | Mean | SD | State | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5.2 | 2.7 | Montana | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Alabama | 10.3 | 2.9 | Nebraska | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Arizona | 8.6 | 3.2 | Nevada | 5.0 | 2.6 |
| Arkansas | 2.9 | 1.6 | New Hampshire | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| California | 8.3 | 1.9 | New Jersey | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Colorado | 4.7 | 2.0 | New Mexico | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | 4.3 | 0.5 | New York | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Delaware | 5.0 | 0.2 | North Carolina | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| D.C. | 6.7 | n/a | North Dakota | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Florida | 8.5 | 1.9 | Ohio | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Georgia | 5.7 | 1.9 | Oklahoma | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Idaho | 6.7 | 2.5 | Oregon | 8.4 | 2.6 |
| Illinois | 6.6 | 1.8 | Pennsylvania | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | 6.3 | 2.0 | Rhode Island | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Iowa | 4.0 | 1.4 | South Carolina | 6.3 | 2.6 |
| Kansas | 3.5 | 2.0 | South Dakota | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | 4.2 | 2.1 | Tennessee | 6.8 | 2.9 |
| Louisiana | 7.3 | 2.7 | Texas | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Maine | 3.5 | 0.9 | Utah | 8.2 | 2.1 |
| Maryland | 4.6 | 1.1 | Vermont | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | 3.9 | 0.7 | Virginia | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Michigan | 6.5 | 2.2 | Washington | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Minnesota | 4.3 | 1.5 | West Virginia | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| Mississippi | 3.7 | 3.1 | Wisconsin | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Missouri | 5.8 | 1.7 | Wyoming | 4.1 | 1.1 |