CNN Money has a list of high unemployment states, from highest unemployment rate to lowest:
51 MICHIGAN 9.6%
50 RHODE ISLAND 9.3%
48 CALIFORNIA 8.4%
48 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.4%
47 OREGON 8.1%
45 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8%
45 NEVADA 8%
44 NORTH CAROLINA 7.9%
43 GEORGIA 7.5%
39 ALASKA 7.3%
39 FLORIDA 7.3%
39 ILLINOIS 7.3%
39 OHIO 7.3%
38 MISSISSIPPI 7.2%
37 INDIANA 7.1%
36 KENTUCKY 7%
35 TENNESSEE 6.9%
34 MISSOURI 6.7%
33 CONNECTICUT 6.6%
31 MINNESOTA 6.4%
31 WASHINGTON 6.4%
29 ARIZONA 6.3%
29 MAINE 6.3%
25 ALABAMA 6.1%
25 NEW JERSEY 6.1%
25 NEW YORK 6.1%
25 PENNSYLVANIA 6.1%
24 MASSACHUSETTS 5.9%
23 COLORADO 5.8%
19 ARKANSAS 5.7%
19 IDAHO 5.7%
19 TEXAS 5.7%
19 VERMONT 5.7%
17 DELAWARE 5.6%
17 WISCONSIN 5.6%
15 LOUISIANA 5.3%
15 MARYLAND 5.3%
12 HAWAII 4.9%
12 KANSAS 4.9%
12 MONTANA 4.9%
11 VIRGINIA 4.8%
10 OKLAHOMA 4.7%
9 WEST VIRGINIA 4.6%
6 IOWA 4.3%
6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.3%
6 NEW MEXICO 4.3%
4 NEBRASKA 3.7%
4 UTAH 3.7%
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4%
2 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3%
1 WYOMING 3.2%
