State unemployment rates in August, at a glance (AP)

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Unemployment rates rose in a majority of states in August for a third straight month. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in 26 states, fell in 12 and remained unchanged in 12. Here's a look at state unemployment rates:

Rates in percentages

August 2011 July 2011 August 2010

Alabama 9.9 10 9.1

Alaska 7.7 7.7 7.9

Arizona 9.3 9.4 9.9

Arkansas 8.3 8.2 7.8

California 12.1 12 12.4

Colorado 8.5 8.5 8.8

Connecticut 9 9.1 9.1

Delaware 8.1 8.1 8.3

Washington, D.C. 11.1 10.8 9.8

Florida 10.7 10.7 11.6

Georgia 10.2 10.1 10.2

Hawaii 6.2 6.1 6.6

Idaho 9.2 9.4 9.4

Illinois 9.9 9.5 10

Indiana 8.7 8.5 10

Iowa 6.1 6 6.2

Kansas 6.7 6.5 7

Kentucky 9.5 9.5 10.2

Louisiana 7.2 7.6 7,7

Maine 7.6 7.7 7.7

Maryland 7.3 7.1 7.4

Massachusetts 7.4 7.6 8.4

Michigan 11.2 10.9 12.2

Minnesota 7.2 7.2 7.1

Mississippi 10.3 10.3 10.1

Missouri 8.8 8.8 9.6

Montana 7.8 7.7 7.3

Nebraska 4.2 4.2 4.5

Nevada 13.4 12.9 14.9

New Hampshire 5.3 5.2 5.8

New Jersey 9.4 9.5 9.3

New Mexico 6.6 6.7 8.5

New York 8 8 8.4

North Carolina 10.4 10.1 10.1

North Dakota 3.5 3.3 3.9

Ohio 9.1 9 9.9

Oklahoma 5.6 5.6 7

Oregon 9.6 9.5 10.7

Pennsylvania 8.2 7.8 8.6

Rhode Island 10.6 10.8 11.5

South Carolina 11.1 10.9 11

South Dakota 4.7 4.7 4.6

Tennessee 9.7 9.8 9.4

Texas 8.5 8.4 8.2

Utah 7.6 7.5 7.6

Vermont 5.9 5.7 6

Virginia 6.3 6.1 6.8

Washington 9.3 9.3 9.4

West Virginia 8.1 8.1 9.2

Wisconsin 7.9 7.8 8

Wyoming 5.8 5.7 6.8

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