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<p>The table below shows the <a href="http://www.bls.gov">BLS</a> defined April 2013 unemployment rate and the total unemployed for the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the Current Population Survey (i.e. Household Survey).  <a href="http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/metros">Unemployment rates by metropolitan area</a> are also available.  Visit the <a href="http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment ">unemployment overview</a> page to see all unemployment data. <b>Click on a header to sort.</b></p> 
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   <th>State</th>
     <th>April 2013 <br />Unemployment Rate</th>
     <th>1 Month <br/> Unemployment Rate Change</th>
     <th>April 2013 <br/> Unemployed</th>
     <th>1 Month <br /> Unemployed Change</th>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/alabama'>Alabama</a></td>
      <td>6.9%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>150,503</td>
      <td>-4,508</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/alaska'>Alaska</a></td>
      <td>6.0%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>21,695</td>
      <td>-764</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/arizona'>Arizona</a></td>
      <td>7.9%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>240,264</td>
      <td>1,228</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/arkansas'>Arkansas</a></td>
      <td>7.1%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>95,154</td>
      <td>-820</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/california'>California</a></td>
      <td>9.0%</td>
      <td>-0.4</td>
      <td>1,672,553</td>
      <td>-76,645</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/colorado'>Colorado</a></td>
      <td>6.9%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>191,956</td>
      <td>-3,673</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/connecticut'>Connecticut</a></td>
      <td>8.0%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>147,031</td>
      <td>-1,219</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/delaware'>Delaware</a></td>
      <td>7.2%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>31,887</td>
      <td>-401</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/district-of-columbia'>District of Columbia</a></td>
      <td>8.5%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>31,483</td>
      <td>-426</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/florida'>Florida</a></td>
      <td>7.2%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>680,426</td>
      <td>-26,878</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/georgia'>Georgia</a></td>
      <td>8.2%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>395,169</td>
      <td>-11,314</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/hawaii'>Hawaii</a></td>
      <td>4.9%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>31,864</td>
      <td>-1,460</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/idaho'>Idaho</a></td>
      <td>6.1%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>46,652</td>
      <td>-827</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/illinois'>Illinois</a></td>
      <td>9.3%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>610,958</td>
      <td>-18,007</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/indiana'>Indiana</a></td>
      <td>8.5%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>267,602</td>
      <td>-7,795</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/iowa'>Iowa</a></td>
      <td>4.7%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>77,798</td>
      <td>-2,671</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/kansas'>Kansas</a></td>
      <td>5.5%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>82,929</td>
      <td>-88</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/kentucky'>Kentucky</a></td>
      <td>7.9%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>166,315</td>
      <td>-447</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/louisiana'>Louisiana</a></td>
      <td>6.5%</td>
      <td>0.3</td>
      <td>134,931</td>
      <td>5,567</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/maine'>Maine</a></td>
      <td>6.9%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>48,587</td>
      <td>-1,435</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/maryland'>Maryland</a></td>
      <td>6.5%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>205,469</td>
      <td>-1,116</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/massachusetts'>Massachusetts</a></td>
      <td>6.4%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>222,848</td>
      <td>-427</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/michigan'>Michigan</a></td>
      <td>8.4%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>390,591</td>
      <td>-5,885</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/minnesota'>Minnesota</a></td>
      <td>5.3%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>159,001</td>
      <td>-2,142</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/mississippi'>Mississippi</a></td>
      <td>9.1%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>120,584</td>
      <td>-4,497</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/missouri'>Missouri</a></td>
      <td>6.6%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>199,434</td>
      <td>-375</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/montana'>Montana</a></td>
      <td>5.5%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>27,904</td>
      <td>-550</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/nebraska'>Nebraska</a></td>
      <td>3.7%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>38,837</td>
      <td>-58</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/nevada'>Nevada</a></td>
      <td>9.6%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>132,444</td>
      <td>-509</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/new-hampshire'>New Hampshire</a></td>
      <td>5.5%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>41,008</td>
      <td>-1,692</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/new-jersey'>New Jersey</a></td>
      <td>8.7%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>399,457</td>
      <td>-15,728</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/new-mexico'>New Mexico</a></td>
      <td>6.7%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>63,701</td>
      <td>-1,040</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/new-york'>New York</a></td>
      <td>7.8%</td>
      <td>-0.4</td>
      <td>748,467</td>
      <td>-35,747</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/north-carolina'>North Carolina</a></td>
      <td>8.9%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>419,287</td>
      <td>-15,259</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/north-dakota'>North Dakota</a></td>
      <td>3.3%</td>
      <td>0.1</td>
      <td>13,216</td>
      <td>282</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/ohio'>Ohio</a></td>
      <td>7.0%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>399,787</td>
      <td>-6,851</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/oklahoma'>Oklahoma</a></td>
      <td>4.9%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>88,644</td>
      <td>-2,150</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/oregon'>Oregon</a></td>
      <td>8.0%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>153,663</td>
      <td>-5,637</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/pennsylvania'>Pennsylvania</a></td>
      <td>7.6%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>496,311</td>
      <td>-16,666</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/rhode-island'>Rhode Island</a></td>
      <td>8.8%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>49,373</td>
      <td>-1,747</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/south-carolina'>South Carolina</a></td>
      <td>8.0%</td>
      <td>-0.4</td>
      <td>174,352</td>
      <td>-8,238</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/south-dakota'>South Dakota</a></td>
      <td>4.1%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>18,570</td>
      <td>-463</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/tennessee'>Tennessee</a></td>
      <td>8.0%</td>
      <td>0.2</td>
      <td>249,885</td>
      <td>4,517</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/texas'>Texas</a></td>
      <td>6.4%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>815,725</td>
      <td>1,458</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/utah'>Utah</a></td>
      <td>4.7%</td>
      <td>-0.2</td>
      <td>64,381</td>
      <td>-3,469</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/vermont'>Vermont</a></td>
      <td>4.0%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>13,976</td>
      <td>-559</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/virginia'>Virginia</a></td>
      <td>5.2%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>219,729</td>
      <td>-5,979</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/washington'>Washington</a></td>
      <td>7.0%</td>
      <td>-0.3</td>
      <td>243,078</td>
      <td>-11,610</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/west-virginia'>West Virginia</a></td>
      <td>6.6%</td>
      <td>-0.4</td>
      <td>53,546</td>
      <td>-2,590</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/wisconsin'>Wisconsin</a></td>
      <td>7.1%</td>
      <td>0.0</td>
      <td>216,942</td>
      <td>-115</td>
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    <td><a href='http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/wyoming'>Wyoming</a></td>
      <td>4.8%</td>
      <td>-0.1</td>
      <td>14,703</td>
      <td>-247</td>
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