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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, 2020-2021 Annual Averages
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