If you’re looking to find a job in Florida, a new report might be discouraging.

A recent analysis from Bizjournals ranked Florida as the third-worst state when it comes to weathering the recession. The survey looked at the recent economic records of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each state’s results were compared to corresponding national averages in six categories.

Florida’s unemployment rank came in at 10.6 percent, non-farm employment grown is down 5.1 percent from last year, personal income growth declined by 1.2 percent from last year, wage growth is down 2.7 percent from last year, home value growth declined by 22.5 percent from last year and construction employment growth dropped by 15.6 percent from last year.

Nevada came in as the worst state, with a score of minus 9.489 points. The state’s unemployment rate is up to 12 percent, its employment base has decreased by 6.2 percent since mid-2008 and its home values have declined by 31.1 percent from last year.

Michigan came in second-to-last, followed by Arizona, Florida and California. These states lost moer than 5 percent of their jobs during the last year, while their wage levels and home values have continued to drastically decline.

North Dakota, with a score of 7.463, came out on top. Surprisingly, this is the only state with an unemployment rate under 5 percent and the only state that saw positive growth in all of the study’s other categories during the last 12 months.

Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota and the District of Columbia rounded out the top five. All of these states saw job losses during the last year. However, all of the states except South Dakota saw their income levels increase, and all of the states except Washington D.C. saw their home values remain stable.

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