Interactive: U.S. unemployment rate by state

The U.S. economy created 216,000 jobs in March, the government reported Friday. The unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.8%, the lowest since March 2009. Here is a look at state-by-state unemployment rates in February, the most recent available. <br><br><a href=”http://tinyurl.com/3mk5mlv”><b>Back to story</b></a>