Cost-of-living pressure by state

StateElectricity ¢/kWh (YoY)Gasoline $/galUnemployment %
Alabama17.4 (+3.6%)3.453
Alaska27.4 (+5.3%)4.764.6
Arizona15.5 (-1.2%)3.954.8
Arkansas14.2 (+3.7%)3.414.2
California35.3 (+4.2%)5.385.3
Colorado16.5 (+6.7%)3.673.9
Connecticut32.2 (+0.0%)3.915.1
Delaware18.8 (+4.6%)3.665.1
District of Columbia25.4 (+19.2%)6.1
Florida15.4 (+0.8%)3.794.8
Georgia15.4 (+3.7%)3.553.4
Hawaii46.6 (+9.8%)5.482.5
Idaho12.7 (+6.8%)4.043.7
Illinois20.5 (+12.0%)4.025.1
Indiana17.9 (+6.0%)3.083.3
Iowa13.9 (+3.9%)3.513.2
Kansas15.8 (+6.5%)3.483.8
Kentucky15 (+9.7%)3.424.5
Louisiana14.4 (+6.4%)3.454.5
Maine28.4 (+1.1%)3.863.1
Maryland22.1 (+15.8%)3.714.4
Massachusetts29.5 (-3.9%)3.894.5
Michigan21.4 (+7.3%)3.985.1
Minnesota16.4 (+8.7%)3.624.4
Mississippi16.8 (+10.4%)3.433.8
Missouri14 (+8.8%)3.453.8
Montana13.9 (+12.9%)3.913.4
Nebraska13.3 (+1.7%)3.563
Nevada14.3 (+4.6%)4.565.2
New Hampshire27.2 (+15.1%)3
New Jersey23.5 (+16.8%)4.7
New Mexico15.2 (+5.6%)4.9
New York29.5 (+14.6%)4.6
North Carolina16.3 (+11.8%)3.7
North Dakota12.4 (+5.4%)2.4
Ohio19.5 (+19.4%)3.633.7
Oklahoma13.3 (0.0%)3.344.1
Oregon15.8 (+2.4%)4.595.2
Pennsylvania21.5 (+13.2%)3.964.2
Rhode Island28.3 (-2.0%)4.3
South Carolina17.1 (+7.6%)4.6
South Dakota14.5 (+8.6%)2.1
Tennessee14.9 (+7.4%)3.393.6
Texas17 (+9.5%)3.334.3
Utah13.3 (+6.3%)3.843.7
Vermont24.6 (+6.9%)3.982.6
Virginia17.4 (+13.7%)3.643.8
Washington14.4 (+10.3%)5.065.2
West Virginia16.1 (+0.1%)4.3
Wisconsin19.2 (+5.5%)3.583.4
Wyoming14.7 (+12.5%)3.873.4

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