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Worst States For Jobs

 

 

 If you’ve rewritten that résumé several times and sent out dozens of applications but your job search still shows no promise, you might not be the problem.

One frequently overlooked but critical factor in finding a new job is your state’s unemployment rate. You can have the experience and skills of an employer’s dream, but they won’t do you any good if there just aren’t enough jobs available.

The unemployment rate is the percentage of job seekers in the work force who are still looking for work. The higher the percentage, the more difficult it is to find a job. The national unemployment rate is 4.8 percent, based on the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

If you’re looking for a job, you should see how your state compares to the rest of the country. Here are the 10 worst states to find work ranked by their unemployment rates.*

Here are the 10 worst states to find work ranked by their unemployment rates.

1. Michigan

Unemployment rate: 7.1 percent

Population: 10,071,822

Mean annual wage: $41,230

Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (18.4 percent)***

2. Alaska

Unemployment rate: 6.5 percent

Population: 683,478

Mean annual wage: $43,920

Top industry: Government (25.9 percent)

3. District of Columbia

Unemployment rate: 6.2 percent

Population: 588,292

Mean annual wage: $61,500

Top industry: Government (33.3 percent)

4. South Carolina

Unemployment rate: 6.1 percent

Population: 4,407,709

Mean annual wage: $33,400

Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (19.4 percent)

5. Mississippi

Unemployment rate: 6 percent

Population: 2,918,785

Mean annual wage: $30,460

Top industry: Government (21.2 percent)

6. California

Unemployment rate: 5.9 percent

Population: 36,553,215

Mean annual wage: $44,180

Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (18.9 percent)

7. Rhode Island

Unemployment rate: 5.7 percent

Population: 1,048,319

Mean annual wage: $40,580

8. Arkansas

Unemployment rate: 5.6 percent

Population: 2,834,797

Mean annual wage: $30,870

9. Illinois

Unemployment rate: 5.6 percent

Population: 12,834,797

Mean annual wage: $40,910

10. Missouri

Unemployment rate: 5.5 percent

Population: 5,595,211

Mean annual wage: $35,670

*Unemployment rates, mean annual wages and industry percentages obtained from BLS in March 2008. Percentages based on nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted. **Population figures based on U.S. Census Bureau data.