The above figures are u-3 unemployment rates, but there is a broader measure thats called u-6 unemployment rate, which i will show below. As you can see then, the unemployment rates are now more than 20% in Michigan and California. The numbers are probably even higher since its a 2009 average, since the numbers has increased later in the year (as you can see in my first figure).
U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
U-2, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate);
U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers;
U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers; and
U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
Here are the numbers:
