http://www.articleheaven.net en-us editorial@articlealley.com Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work.The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemp... http://www.articleheaven.net/current-united-state-unemployment-rate-listed-by-state-981242.html 16th July 2009