TABLE-US state unemployment rates in December

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The following table shows seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia in November and December. The data was released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. The following figures are in percentages.

Nov. Dec. 2012 2012 Alabama................ 7.5 Alaska................. 6.7 7.1 Arizona................ 7.8 6.6 Arkansas............... 7.0 7.9 California............. 9.8 7.1 Colorado............... 7.7 9.8 Connecticut............ 8.9 7.6 Delaware............... 6.7 8.6 District of Columbia... 8.3 6.9 Florida................ 8.1 8.5 Georgia................ 8.5 8.0 Hawaii................. 5.3 8.6 Idaho.................. 6.8 5.2 Illinois............... 8.7 6.6 Indiana................ 8.0 8.7 Iowa................... 4.9 8.2 Kansas................. 5.4 4.9 Kentucky............... 8.2 5.4 Louisiana.............. 5.8 8.1 Maine.................. 7.2 5.5 Maryland............... 6.6 7.3 Massachusetts.......... 6.6 6.6 Michigan............... 8.9 6.7 Minnesota.............. 5.6 8.9 Mississippi............ 8.5 5.5 Missouri............... 6.7 8.6 Montana................ 5.8 6.7 Nebraska............... 3.7 5.7 Nevada................. 10.8 3.7 New Hampshire.......... 5.6 10.2 New Jersey............. 9.7 5.7 New Mexico............. 6.2 9.6 New York............... 8.3 6.4 North Carolina......... 9.1 8.2 North Dakota........... 3.1 9.2 Ohio................... 6.8 3.2 Oklahoma............... 5.2 6.7 Oregon................. 8.4 5.1 Pennsylvania........... 7.8 8.4 Rhode Island........... 10.4 7.9 South Carolina......... 8.3 10.2 South Dakota........... 4.4 8.4 Tennessee.............. 7.6 4.4 Texas.................. 6.2 7.6 Utah................... 5.1 6.1 Vermont................ 5.2 5.2 Virginia............... 5.6 5.1 Washington............. 7.7 5.5 West Virginia.......... 7.3 7.6 Wisconsin.............. 6.6 7.5 Wyoming................ 5.1 6.6 Puerto Rico............ 13.8 4.9

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