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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

AVERAGE EFFECTIVE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAX RATE, 2007
Rank
State
Rate
Rank
State
Rate
1
 Rhode Island
1.45%
  
26
 Missouri
0.68%
2
 Alaska
1.23%
  
27
 Wyoming
0.67%
3
 Washington
1.22%
  
28
 * Oklahoma
0.66%
4
 Massachusetts
1.19%
  
29
 Indiana
0.64%
5
 Michigan
1.19%
  
30
 North Dakota
0.64%
6
 Oregon
1.17%
  
31
 NEW YORK
0.60%
7
 Pennsylvania
1.16%
  
32
 Maryland
0.59%
8
 Illinois
1.13%
  
33
 South Carolina
0.55%
9
 Minnesota
0.97%
  
34
 Hawaii
0.55%
10
 * Kansas
0.96%
  
35
 Mississippi
0.51%
11
 New Jersey
0.92%
  
36
 Delaware
0.49%
12
 California
0.91%
  
37
 Colorado
0.49%
13
 Wisconsin
0.85%
  
38
 Utah
0.49%
14
 Iowa
0.85%
  
39
 New Mexico
0.48%
15
 Montana
0.84%
  
40
 Texas
0.46%
16
 Vermont
0.82%
  
41
 Nebraska
0.42%
17
 West Virginia
0.81%
  
42
 Tennessee
0.40%
18
 Arkansas
0.80%
  
43
 Georgia
0.38%
19
 Nevada
0.77%
  
44
 Alabama
0.38%
20
 Ohio
0.76%
  
45
 Arizona
0.36%
21
 Idaho
0.74%
  
46
 Florida
0.35%
22
 North Carolina
0.74%
  
47
 Louisiana
0.32%
23
 Maine
0.71%
  
48
 Virginia
0.29%
24
 Connecticut
0.71%
  
49
 South Dakota
0.25%
25
 Kentucky
0.71%
  
50
 * New Hampshire
0.25%
United States
0.73%
N.Y.S. % U.S. avg.
-18%
* DOL estimates
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