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State | 2017 rate |
2018 rate |
Over-the-year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Change | Rank | |||
United States |
4.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 | |
New Mexico |
6.1 | 4.9 | -1.2 | 1 |
Delaware |
4.5 | 3.7 | -0.8 | 2 |
Georgia |
4.8 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 2 |
South Carolina |
4.2 | 3.4 | -0.8 | 2 |
Florida |
4.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 5 |
Oklahoma |
4.0 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 5 |
Virginia |
3.7 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 5 |
Alabama |
4.5 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 8 |
California |
4.8 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 8 |
Kentucky |
4.8 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 8 |
Nevada |
5.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 8 |
Pennsylvania |
5.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 8 |
Alaska |
6.5 | 6.0 | -0.5 | 13 |
Connecticut |
4.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 13 |
Illinois |
4.9 | 4.4 | -0.5 | 13 |
Iowa |
3.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 13 |
Minnesota |
3.5 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 13 |
Missouri |
3.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 13 |
New Jersey |
4.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 13 |
New York |
4.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 13 |
North Carolina |
4.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 13 |
Ohio |
5.0 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 13 |
Rhode Island |
4.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 13 |
Vermont |
3.0 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 13 |
District of Columbia |
6.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 | 25 |
Michigan |
4.6 | 4.2 | -0.4 | 25 |
Montana |
4.1 | 3.7 | -0.4 | 25 |
Texas |
4.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 25 |
Idaho |
3.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 29 |
Louisiana |
5.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 | 29 |
Massachusetts |
3.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 29 |
Mississippi |
5.2 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 29 |
South Dakota |
3.1 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 29 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 | 3.0 | -0.3 | 29 |
Arizona |
5.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 35 |
Kansas |
3.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 35 |
Maine |
3.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 35 |
Maryland |
4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 35 |
New Hampshire |
2.8 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 35 |
North Dakota |
2.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 35 |
Tennessee |
3.7 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 35 |
Utah |
3.1 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 35 |
Washington |
4.6 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 35 |
Wyoming |
4.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 35 |
Indiana |
3.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 45 |
Nebraska |
3.0 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 45 |
Oregon |
4.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 | 45 |
West Virginia |
5.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 | 45 |
Arkansas |
3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 49 |
Hawaii |
2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 50 |
Colorado |
2.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 51 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. |
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2023