TABLE-US state unemployment rates in August

Sept. 21 (Reuters) - The following table shows seasonally
adjusted unemployment rates in U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia in August and July.
The data was released on Friday by the U.S. Department of
Labor. The following figures are in percentages.

July Aug
2012 2012
Alabama................ 8.3 8.5
Alaska................. 7.6 7.8
Arizona................ 8.3 8.3
Arkansas............... 7.3 7.3
California............. 10.7 10.6
Colorado............... 8.3 8.2
Connecticut............ 8.5 9.0
Delaware............... 6.8 6.9
District of Columbia... 8.9 8.8
Florida................ 8.8 8.8
Georgia................ 9.2 9.2
Hawaii................. 6.3 6.1
Idaho.................. 7.5 7.4
Illinois............... 8.9 9.1
Indiana................ 8.2 8.3
Iowa................... 5.3 5.5
Kansas................. 6.3 6.2
Kentucky............... 8.3 8.5
Louisiana.............. 7.6 7.4
Maine.................. 7.6 7.6
Maryland............... 7.0 7.1
Massachusetts.......... 6.1 6.3
Michigan............... 9.0 9.4
Minnesota.............. 5.8 5.9
Mississippi............ 9.2 9.1
Missouri............... 7.2 7.2
Montana................ 6.4 6.3
Nebraska............... 4.0 4.0
Nevada................. 12.0 12.1
New Hampshire.......... 5.4 5.7
New Jersey............. 9.8 9.9
New Mexico............. 6.6 6.5
New York............... 9.1 9.1
North Carolina......... 9.6 9.7
North Dakota........... 3.0 3.0
Ohio................... 7.2 7.2
Oklahoma............... 4.9 5.1
Oregon................. 8.7 8.9
Pennsylvania........... 7.9 8.1
Rhode Island........... 10.8 10.7
South Carolina......... 9.7 9.6
South Dakota........... 4.4 4.5
Tennessee.............. 8.4 8.5
Texas.................. 7.1 7.1
Utah................... 6.0 5.8
Vermont................ 5.0 5.3
Virginia............... 5.9 5.9
Washington............. 8.5 8.6
West Virginia.......... 7.3 7.5
Wisconsin.............. 7.3 7.5
Wyoming................ 5.6 5.7
Puerto Rico............ 13.7 13.5