Here is the list of the states that are the most economically healthy across the US with their "official" unemployment numbers from December '08. Notice most of the states have a smaller population; are located in the Mountain West, Great Plains, or Southern Plains; or have economies with a greater focus on agriculture and livestock.
1.
Wyoming ... 3.4 percent
Total employment: 293,900
Mean annual salary: $36,110
2.
North Dakota ... 3.5 percent
Total employment: 371,500
Mean annual salary: $33,650
3.
South Dakota ... 3.9 percent
Total employment: 445,900
Mean annual salary: $31,540
4.
Nebraska ... 4.0 percent
Total employment: 997,600
Mean annual salary: $35,270
5.
Utah ... 4.3 percent
Total employment: 1,383,000
Mean annual salary: $37,080
6.
Iowa ... 4.6 percent
Total employment: 1,671,900
Mean annual salary: $34,650
7.
New Hampshire ... 4.6 percent
Total employment: 739,500
Mean annual salary: $40,780
8.
New Mexico ... 4.9 percent
Total employment: 966,100
Mean annual salary: $35,790
9.
Oklahoma ... 4.9 percent
Total employment: 1,768,900
Mean annual salary: $33,720
10.
West Virginia ... 4.9 percent
Total employment: 800,000
Mean annual salary: $32,310
11.
Kansas ... 5.2 percent
Total employment: 1,506,600
Mean annual salary: $36,300
12.
Montana ... 5.4 percent
Total employment: 505,700
Mean annual salary: $32,640
13.
Virginia ... 5.4 percent
Total employment: 4,159,500
Mean annual salary: $42,880
14.
Hawaii ... 5.5 percent
Total employment: 661,700
Mean annual salary: $40,200
15.
Maryland ... 5.8 percent
Total employment: 2,995,600
Mean annual salary: $45,780
16.
Louisiana ... 5.9 percent
Total employment: 2,061,100
Mean annual salary: $34,060
17.
Texas ... 6.0 percent
Total employment: 11,853,800
Mean annual salary: $37,880
18.
Colorado ... 6.1 percent
Total employment: 2,750,100
Mean annual salary: $43,100
19.
Arkansas ... 6.2 percent
Total employment: 1,370,300
Mean annual salary: $32,450
20.
Delaware ... 6.2 percent
Total employment: 445,300
Mean annual salary: $43,020
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Here is the list of the states that are the most economically healthy across the US with their "official" unemployment numbers from December '08. Notice most of the states have a smaller population; are located in the Mountain West, Great Plains, or Southern Plains; or have economies with a greater focus on agriculture and livestock.
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