10 States with the Highest Unemployment Rates

Graphic: CNBC.com According to a report released by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the year, jobless rates were up in 47 states and the District of Columbia and down in three states. The national unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in August, 1.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier. Click ahead to see how your state ranks.

Photo: Evan Cooper/District of Columbia 9. (Tied) Washington, D.C.: 6.9%

Photo: James/Charlotte 9. (Tied) North Carolina: 6.9%

Photo: Andrei/Anchorage 9. (Tied) Alaska: 6.9%

Photo: Mike Powell/Las Vegas 8. Nevada: 7.1%

Photo: Oliver Quillia/Chicago 7. Illinois: 7.3%

Photo: Rik Dikeman/Cincinnati 6. Ohio: 7.4%

Photo: Akhenaton06/Myrtle Beach 5. South Carolina: 7.6%

Photo: Shawn Zehnderlea/Jackson 3. (Tied) Mississippi: 7.7%

Photo: Jess Lander/Century City 3. (Tied) California: 7.7%

Photo: Boliyou/Providence 2. Rhode Island: 8.5%

Photo: Dave Hogg/Detroit 1. Michigan: 8.9%Click to replay slideshow

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