Unemployment state by state
See where your state ranks.
The unemployment rates below are for August and were released on September 25.
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1 |
IDAHO |
2.4 |
2 |
HAWAII |
2.6 |
2 |
UTAH |
2.6 |
4 |
MONTANA |
2.8 |
5 |
DELAWARE |
3.0 |
5 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.0 |
7 |
VIRGINIA |
3.1 |
8 |
NEBRASKA |
3.2 |
8 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
10 |
WYOMING |
3.4 |
11 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.6 |
12 |
ARIZONA |
3.7 |
12 |
MARYLAND |
3.7 |
14 |
ALABAMA |
3.8 |
14 |
COLORADO |
3.8 |
14 |
LOUISIANA |
3.8 |
14 |
NEW MEXICO |
3.8 |
18 |
IOWA |
3.9 |
19 |
FLORIDA |
4.0 |
19 |
TENNESSEE |
4.0 |
19 |
VERMONT |
4.0 |
22 |
TEXAS |
4.2 |
23 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
23 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.3 |
25 |
GEORGIA |
4.4 |
25 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.4 |
27 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.5 |
27 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.5 |
29 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.6 |
29 |
MINNESOTA |
4.6 |
29 |
WASHINGTON |
4.6 |
32 |
MAINE |
4.8 |
32 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.8 |
34 |
INDIANA |
4.9 |
34 |
NEW YORK |
4.9 |
34 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
4.9 |
37 |
NEVADA |
5.0 |
38 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.1 |
39 |
MISSOURI |
5.3 |
39 |
WISCONSIN |
5.3 |
41 |
ILLINOIS |
5.4 |
41 |
OREGON |
5.4 |
43 |
ARKANSAS |
5.5 |
43 |
CALIFORNIA |
5.5 |
45 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.6 |
45 |
KENTUCKY |
5.6 |
45 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
5.6 |
48 |
OHIO |
5.7 |
49 |
MISSISSIPPI |
5.9 |
50 |
ALASKA |
6.3 |
51 |
MICHIGAN |
7.4 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current year are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. |
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