State Unemployment Rate(Previous Year) Unemployment Rate(Current Year) Alabama 6.8 6.1 Alaska 6.9 6.5 Arizona 6.8 6.1 Arkansas 6.0 5.0 California 7.5 6.2 Colorado 5.0 3.9 Connecticut 6.6 5.7 Delaware 5.7 4.9 Florida 6.3 5.5 Georgia 7.1 6.0 Hawaii 4.4 3.6 Idaho 4.8 4.2 Illinois 7.1 6.0 Indiana 6.0 4.8 Iowa 4.2 3.8 Kansas 4.5 4.2 Kentucky 6.5 5.3 Louisiana 6.4 6.3 Maine 5.6 4.4 Maryland 5.8 5.1 Massachusetts 5.7 4.8 Michigan 7.2 5.4 Minnesota 4.2 3.7 Mississippi 7.5 6.4 Missouri 6.1 5.0 Montana 4.7 4.2 Nebraska 3.3 3.0 Nevada 7.9 6.8 New Hampshire 4.3 3.4 New Jersey 6.8 5.8 New Mexico 6.7 6.5 New York 6.3 5.3 North Carolina 6.3 5.7 North Dakota 2.7 2.8 Ohio 5.8 4.9 Oklahoma 4.5 4.4 Oregon 6.8 5.6 Pennsylvania 5.9 5.3 Rhode Island 7.7 6.0 South Carolina 6.5 6.0 South Dakota 3.4 3.1 Tennessee 6.6 5.6 Texas 5.1 4.4 Utah 3.8 3.6 Vermont 3.9 3.6 Virginia 5.2 4.5 Washington 6.1 5.6 West Virginia 6.6 6.7 Wisconsin 5.4 4.6 Wyoming 4.1 4.3 To compare unemployment rates for the previous year with unemployment rates for the current year, compute the first quartile, the median, and the third quartile for the previous year unemployment data and the current year unemployment data. Please round the answers to  decimal places.   Previous Year Current Year First Quartile     Median     Third Quartile

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State Unemployment Rate
(Previous Year)
Unemployment Rate
(Current Year)
Alabama 6.8 6.1
Alaska 6.9 6.5
Arizona 6.8 6.1
Arkansas 6.0 5.0
California 7.5 6.2
Colorado 5.0 3.9
Connecticut 6.6 5.7
Delaware 5.7 4.9
Florida 6.3 5.5
Georgia 7.1 6.0
Hawaii 4.4 3.6
Idaho 4.8 4.2
Illinois 7.1 6.0
Indiana 6.0 4.8
Iowa 4.2 3.8
Kansas 4.5 4.2
Kentucky 6.5 5.3
Louisiana 6.4 6.3
Maine 5.6 4.4
Maryland 5.8 5.1
Massachusetts 5.7 4.8
Michigan 7.2 5.4
Minnesota 4.2 3.7
Mississippi 7.5 6.4
Missouri 6.1 5.0
Montana 4.7 4.2
Nebraska 3.3 3.0
Nevada 7.9 6.8
New Hampshire 4.3 3.4
New Jersey 6.8 5.8
New Mexico 6.7 6.5
New York 6.3 5.3
North Carolina 6.3 5.7
North Dakota 2.7 2.8
Ohio 5.8 4.9
Oklahoma 4.5 4.4
Oregon 6.8 5.6
Pennsylvania 5.9 5.3
Rhode Island 7.7 6.0
South Carolina 6.5 6.0
South Dakota 3.4 3.1
Tennessee 6.6 5.6
Texas 5.1 4.4
Utah 3.8 3.6
Vermont 3.9 3.6
Virginia 5.2 4.5
Washington 6.1 5.6
West Virginia 6.6 6.7
Wisconsin 5.4 4.6
Wyoming 4.1 4.3

To compare unemployment rates for the previous year with unemployment rates for the current year, compute the first quartile, the median, and the third quartile for the previous year unemployment data and the current year unemployment data. Please round the answers to  decimal places.

  Previous Year Current Year
First Quartile    
Median    
Third Quartile    

 

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