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State | 2020 rate |
2021 rate |
Over-the-year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Change | Rank | |||
United States |
8.1 | 5.3 | -2.8 | |
Nevada |
13.5 | 6.8 | -6.7 | 1 |
Hawaii |
11.7 | 6.0 | -5.7 | 2 |
Michigan |
10.0 | 5.7 | -4.3 | 3 |
Massachusetts |
9.3 | 5.4 | -3.9 | 4 |
Rhode Island |
9.2 | 5.5 | -3.7 | 5 |
Florida |
8.1 | 4.7 | -3.4 | 6 |
Indiana |
7.3 | 3.9 | -3.4 | 6 |
New Hampshire |
6.7 | 3.4 | -3.3 | 8 |
Washington |
8.5 | 5.2 | -3.3 | 8 |
Illinois |
9.3 | 6.1 | -3.2 | 10 |
Ohio |
8.2 | 5.1 | -3.1 | 11 |
West Virginia |
8.2 | 5.1 | -3.1 | 11 |
Alabama |
6.4 | 3.4 | -3.0 | 13 |
Louisiana |
8.6 | 5.6 | -3.0 | 13 |
Pennsylvania |
8.9 | 5.9 | -3.0 | 13 |
Tennessee |
7.4 | 4.5 | -2.9 | 16 |
California |
10.1 | 7.3 | -2.8 | 17 |
Arizona |
7.8 | 5.1 | -2.7 | 18 |
New Jersey |
9.4 | 6.7 | -2.7 | 18 |
New York |
9.8 | 7.1 | -2.7 | 18 |
Georgia |
6.5 | 3.9 | -2.6 | 21 |
Minnesota |
6.3 | 3.7 | -2.6 | 21 |
Mississippi |
8.0 | 5.4 | -2.6 | 21 |
Kansas |
5.8 | 3.3 | -2.5 | 24 |
Virginia |
6.4 | 3.9 | -2.5 | 24 |
Wisconsin |
6.4 | 3.9 | -2.5 | 24 |
Montana |
5.8 | 3.4 | -2.4 | 27 |
Oregon |
7.6 | 5.2 | -2.4 | 27 |
North Carolina |
7.2 | 4.9 | -2.3 | 29 |
Oklahoma |
6.3 | 4.0 | -2.3 | 29 |
Arkansas |
6.2 | 4.0 | -2.2 | 31 |
South Carolina |
6.0 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 32 |
Texas |
7.7 | 5.6 | -2.1 | 32 |
Delaware |
7.5 | 5.5 | -2.0 | 34 |
Kentucky |
6.5 | 4.5 | -2.0 | 34 |
Missouri |
6.2 | 4.2 | -2.0 | 34 |
Utah |
4.8 | 2.8 | -2.0 | 34 |
Vermont |
5.6 | 3.6 | -2.0 | 34 |
Alaska |
8.3 | 6.4 | -1.9 | 39 |
Idaho |
5.5 | 3.6 | -1.9 | 39 |
North Dakota |
4.9 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 39 |
Nebraska |
4.3 | 2.6 | -1.7 | 42 |
Connecticut |
8.0 | 6.4 | -1.6 | 43 |
South Dakota |
4.2 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 43 |
Iowa |
5.2 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 45 |
Wyoming |
5.9 | 4.5 | -1.4 | 45 |
Colorado |
6.8 | 5.5 | -1.3 | 47 |
Maryland |
6.4 | 5.2 | -1.2 | 48 |
District of Columbia |
7.9 | 6.8 | -1.1 | 49 |
New Mexico |
7.9 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 50 |
Maine |
5.1 | 4.7 | -0.4 | 51 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. |
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2024