Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2015p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 2.8
2 NEBRASKA 2.9
3 HAWAII 3.4
3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.4
5 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.5
6 IOWA 3.6
6 UTAH 3.6
8 VERMONT 3.7
9 MINNESOTA 3.8
10 COLORADO 4.0
10 WYOMING 4.0
12 MONTANA 4.1
13 IDAHO 4.2
13 TEXAS 4.2
15 VIRGINIA 4.3
15 WISCONSIN 4.3
17 KANSAS 4.4
17 MAINE 4.4
17 OKLAHOMA 4.4
20 INDIANA 4.5
20 OHIO 4.5
22 MASSACHUSETTS 4.6
23 DELAWARE 4.9
24 KENTUCKY 5.0
24 MICHIGAN 5.0
26 MARYLAND 5.1
26 NEW YORK 5.1
28 ARKANSAS 5.2
28 CONNECTICUT 5.2
28 FLORIDA 5.2
28 WASHINGTON 5.2
32 MISSOURI 5.3
32 PENNSYLVANIA 5.3
34 ILLINOIS 5.4
34 RHODE ISLAND 5.4
36 NEW JERSEY 5.6
37 SOUTH CAROLINA 5.7
37 TENNESSEE 5.7
39 GEORGIA 5.8
39 NORTH CAROLINA 5.8
41 CALIFORNIA 5.9
42 ALABAMA 6.0
42 LOUISIANA 6.0
44 MISSISSIPPI 6.1
45 OREGON 6.2
46 ARIZONA 6.3
47 ALASKA 6.4
48 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6.7
48 NEVADA 6.7
50 NEW MEXICO 6.8
51 WEST VIRGINIA 7.3

p = preliminary.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: October 20, 2015