Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2013p
RankStateRate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.3
2 NEBRASKA 3.7
3 VERMONT 4.0
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.1
5 IOWA 4.7
5 UTAH 4.7
7 WYOMING 4.8
8 HAWAII 4.9
8 OKLAHOMA 4.9
10 VIRGINIA 5.2
11 MINNESOTA 5.3
12 KANSAS 5.5
12 MONTANA 5.5
12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 5.5
15 ALASKA 6.0
16 IDAHO 6.1
17 MASSACHUSETTS 6.4
17 TEXAS 6.4
19 LOUISIANA 6.5
19 MARYLAND 6.5
21 MISSOURI 6.6
21 WEST VIRGINIA 6.6
23 NEW MEXICO 6.7
24 ALABAMA 6.9
24 COLORADO 6.9
24 MAINE 6.9
27 OHIO 7.0
27 WASHINGTON 7.0
29 ARKANSAS 7.1
29 WISCONSIN 7.1
31 DELAWARE 7.2
31 FLORIDA 7.2
33 PENNSYLVANIA 7.6
34 NEW YORK 7.8
35 ARIZONA 7.9
35 KENTUCKY 7.9
37 CONNECTICUT 8.0
37 OREGON 8.0
37 SOUTH CAROLINA 8.0
37 TENNESSEE 8.0
41 GEORGIA 8.2
42 MICHIGAN 8.4
43 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8.5
43 INDIANA 8.5
45 NEW JERSEY 8.7
46 RHODE ISLAND 8.8
47 NORTH CAROLINA 8.9
48 CALIFORNIA 9.0
49 MISSISSIPPI 9.1
50 ILLINOIS 9.3
51 NEVADA 9.6

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: May 17, 2013