The Nation’s Unemployment Landscape

Jobless rate when the recession began ... ... when it ended... ... and two years later 3% 6% 12% 4.7 DECEMBER 2007 9.5 JUNE 2009 9.3 AUGUST 2011 4.8 7.6 59 53 8.0 3.6 3.0 6.2 4.3 7.8 3.5 5.2 4.7 11.6 8.5 9.6 7.2 3.4 3.3 2.8 4.5 4.7 4.4 7.6 5.1 9.2 8.6 8.3 9.2 4.7 7.9 2.6 491 6.5 13.8 5.8 11.2 4.5 6.0 36-39 1.3 10a 7.38.1 94 106 73 8.1 3.9 4.5 5.6 82 6.1 8.2 5.0 29 12.5 5.0 13.4 4.2 5.7 5.5 4.6 10.4 (10.2 10.9 9.1 9.9 8.7 3.0 72 7.6 5.8 11.5 87 12.1 8.5 4.0 5.3 3.3 7.5 95 7.0 6.7 88 9.5 6.3 56 5.0 11.0 10.4 5.4 10 8 9.7 4.1 3.6 9.8 6.9 9.3 5.6 3.5 5.1 5.5 6.9 7.4 11.6 6.6 8.3 11.1 6.1 38 52 3.7 9.6 10.0 9.8 6.8 10.3 9.9 10.2 7.2 4.4 7.7 8.5 79 10.2 107 3.0 70 6.2 States with the highest unemployment rate RECESSION AFTER RECESSION Nevada California Michigan South Carolina Florida Rhode Island North Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama Illinois 13.4% 15% 11.2% 12.1% 12 11.1% 10.7% 10.4% 10.3% 10.2% 9.9% 9.9% 10.6% "08 '09 '10 '11 *08 '09 '10 '11 08 '09 '10 11 "08 '09 '10 '11 '08 09 '10 '11 "08 '09 '10 '11 "08 '09 '10 11 "08 '09 '10 11 "08 '09 '10 '11 *08 '09 '10 '11 08 '09 '10 11