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States with unemployment rates significantly different from the U.S. rate in June 2019
July 24, 2019
In June, 13 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.7 percent. Nine states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 28 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the United States, June 2019, seasonally adjusted
State
Unemployment rate
United States, total
3.7%
Alaska
6.4
District of Columbia
5.6
Mississippi
5.0
Arizona
4.9
New Mexico
4.9
West Virginia
4.7
Washington
4.6
Illinois
4.3
Louisiana
4.3
California
4.2
Colorado
3.0
Massachusetts
3.0
Nebraska
3.0
South Dakota
2.9
Virginia
2.9
Wisconsin
2.9
Hawaii
2.8
Idaho
2.8
Utah
2.8
New Hampshire
2.5
Iowa
2.4
North Dakota
2.3
Vermont
2.1
Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate in June, 2.1 percent. The rates in Alabama (3.5 percent), Arkansas (3.5 percent), New Jersey (3.5 percent), and Texas (3.4 percent) set new series lows. Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.4 percent. (All state series begin in 1976.)
United States Department of Labor
