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State | 2021 rate |
2022 rate |
Over-the-year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Change | Rank | |||
United States |
5.3 | 3.6 | -1.7 | |
California |
7.3 | 4.3 | -3.0 | 1 |
New Mexico |
7.1 | 4.1 | -3.0 | 1 |
New Jersey |
6.7 | 3.9 | -2.8 | 3 |
New York |
7.1 | 4.3 | -2.8 | 3 |
Hawaii |
6.0 | 3.3 | -2.7 | 5 |
Colorado |
5.5 | 3.1 | -2.4 | 6 |
Connecticut |
6.4 | 4.1 | -2.3 | 7 |
Rhode Island |
5.5 | 3.2 | -2.3 | 7 |
Alaska |
6.4 | 4.2 | -2.2 | 9 |
Maryland |
5.2 | 3.0 | -2.2 | 9 |
District of Columbia |
6.8 | 4.7 | -2.1 | 11 |
Louisiana |
5.6 | 3.7 | -1.9 | 12 |
Maine |
4.7 | 2.8 | -1.9 | 12 |
Pennsylvania |
5.9 | 4.1 | -1.8 | 14 |
Florida |
4.7 | 3.0 | -1.7 | 15 |
Massachusetts |
5.4 | 3.7 | -1.7 | 15 |
Texas |
5.6 | 3.9 | -1.7 | 15 |
Michigan |
5.7 | 4.1 | -1.6 | 18 |
Mississippi |
5.4 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 18 |
Missouri |
4.2 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 18 |
Nevada |
6.8 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 18 |
Illinois |
6.1 | 4.6 | -1.5 | 22 |
Arizona |
5.1 | 3.8 | -1.3 | 23 |
Oregon |
5.2 | 3.9 | -1.3 | 23 |
Vermont |
3.6 | 2.3 | -1.3 | 23 |
Delaware |
5.5 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 26 |
North Carolina |
4.9 | 3.7 | -1.2 | 26 |
West Virginia |
5.1 | 3.9 | -1.2 | 26 |
Minnesota |
3.7 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 29 |
New Hampshire |
3.4 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 29 |
Ohio |
5.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 | 29 |
Tennessee |
4.5 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 29 |
Virginia |
3.9 | 2.8 | -1.1 | 29 |
Washington |
5.2 | 4.1 | -1.1 | 29 |
Wyoming |
4.5 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 29 |
Iowa |
3.8 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 36 |
North Dakota |
3.0 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 36 |
Wisconsin |
3.9 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 36 |
Alabama |
3.4 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 39 |
Oklahoma |
4.0 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 39 |
Arkansas |
4.0 | 3.2 | -0.8 | 41 |
Georgia |
3.9 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 41 |
Idaho |
3.6 | 2.8 | -0.8 | 41 |
Indiana |
3.9 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 41 |
Kansas |
3.3 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 45 |
Montana |
3.4 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 45 |
South Carolina |
3.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 45 |
South Dakota |
2.6 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 48 |
Kentucky |
4.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 49 |
Nebraska |
2.6 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 50 |
Utah |
2.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 50 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. |
Last Modified Date: March 1, 2024