Unemployment Rates for States: Opportunities abound in North Dakota, owing to the state's oil resources. North Dakota recently overtook Alaska as the 2nd leading state supplier of oil to the U.S.

Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings - Seasonally Adjusted Apr. 2012p
Rank	State	Rate
1	NORTH DAKOTA	3.0
2	NEBRASKA	3.9
3	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.3
4	VERMONT	4.6
5	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.0
5	OKLAHOMA	5.0
7	IOWA	5.1
8	WYOMING	5.3
9	MINNESOTA	5.6
9	VIRGINIA	5.6
11	UTAH	6.0
12	KANSAS	6.1
12	MONTANA	6.1
14	HAWAII	6.3
14	MASSACHUSETTS	6.3
16	MARYLAND	6.7
16	WEST VIRGINIA	6.7
16	WISCONSIN	6.7
19	DELAWARE	6.8
20	ALASKA	6.9
20	NEW MEXICO	6.9
20	TEXAS	6.9
23	LOUISIANA	7.1
24	ALABAMA	7.2
24	ARKANSAS	7.2
24	MAINE	7.2
27	MISSOURI	7.3
28	OHIO	7.4
28	PENNSYLVANIA	7.4
30	CONNECTICUT	7.7
30	IDAHO	7.7
32	TENNESSEE	7.8
33	COLORADO	7.9
33	INDIANA	7.9
35	WASHINGTON	8.1
36	ARIZONA	8.2
37	KENTUCKY	8.3
37	MICHIGAN	8.3
39	NEW YORK	8.5
39	OREGON	8.5
41	FLORIDA	8.7
41	ILLINOIS	8.7
41	MISSISSIPPI	8.7
44	SOUTH CAROLINA	8.8
45	GEORGIA	8.9
46	NEW JERSEY	9.1
47	NORTH CAROLINA	9.4
48	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	9.5
49	CALIFORNIA	10.9
50	RHODE ISLAND	11.2
51	NEVADA	11.7