Lowest Ranking County in U.S. and each State based on 
  Unemployment Rate /1, 2000

[Independent cities are denoted by IC following 
 "county" name.  If two or more counties are tied, 
 all counties are listed alphabetically]

U.S. or State           County                         Rate /1
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States           Fairfax IC, VA                     0.6
Alabama                 Shelby                             1.6
Alaska                  Aleutians East                     4.6
Arizona                 Maricopa                           2.6
Arkansas                Benton                             2.0
California              San Mateo                          1.6
Colorado                Lincoln                            1.1
Connecticut             Tolland                            1.6
Delaware                New Castle                         3.8
Florida                 Alachua                            1.9
Georgia                 Oconee                             1.4
Hawaii                  Honolulu                           3.8
Idaho                   Madison                            2.5
Illinois                Champaign                          2.4
Indiana                 Hamilton                           1.4
Iowa                    Dallas, Hancock                    1.6
Kansas                  Comanche                           1.3
Kentucky                Jessamine, Woodford                1.6
Louisiana               Lincoln                            3.1
Maine                   Cumberland                         2.0
Maryland                Howard, Montgomery                 1.9
Massachusetts           Nantucket                          1.3
Michigan                Washtenaw                          1.6
Minnesota               Carver                             2.1
Mississippi             Lafayette                          2.2
Missouri                Boone                              1.2
Montana                 Carter                             2.1
Nebraska                Sioux                              1.2
Nevada                  Eureka                             2.6
New Hampshire           Grafton                            2.0
New Jersey              Hunterdon                          1.7
New Mexico              Los Alamos                         1.9
New York                Putnam                             2.5
North Carolina          Orange                             1.3
North Dakota            Steele                             1.4
Ohio                    Delaware                           1.8
Oklahoma                Payne                              1.2
Oregon                  Benton                             2.4
Pennsylvania            Cumberland                         2.4
Rhode Island            Washington                         3.0
South Carolina          Greenville, Lexington              2.0
South Dakota            Clay                               0.7
Tennessee               Williamson                         1.9
Texas                   Borden, Collingsworth              1.3
Utah                    Cache                              2.5
Vermont                 Chittenden                         1.8
Virginia                Fairfax IC                         0.6
Washington              Whitman                            2.2
West Virginia           Jefferson, Monongalia              2.4
Wisconsin               Dane                               1.7
Wyoming                 Albany                             1.6

/1 Civilian unemployed as a percent of total civilian labor force.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-7.