Unemployment Rates for States, 2015 Annual Averages
State |
2015 rate |
Rank |
United States |
5.3 |
|
| North Dakota |
2.8 |
1 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
2 |
South Dakota |
3.1 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
3.4 |
4 |
Hawaii |
3.6 |
5 |
Utah |
3.6 |
5 |
Vermont |
3.6 |
5 |
Minnesota |
3.7 |
8 |
Iowa |
3.8 |
9 |
Colorado |
3.9 |
10 |
Idaho |
4.1 |
11 |
Kansas |
4.2 |
12 |
Montana |
4.2 |
12 |
Wyoming |
4.3 |
14 |
Maine |
4.4 |
15 |
Oklahoma |
4.4 |
15 |
Texas |
4.4 |
15 |
Virginia |
4.5 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
4.5 |
18 |
Indiana |
4.8 |
20 |
Massachusetts |
4.8 |
20 |
Delaware |
4.9 |
22 |
Ohio |
4.9 |
22 |
Arkansas |
5.0 |
24 |
Missouri |
5.0 |
24 |
Maryland |
5.1 |
26 |
Kentucky |
5.3 |
27 |
New York |
5.3 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
5.3 |
27 |
Michigan |
5.4 |
30 |
Florida |
5.5 |
31 |
Oregon |
5.6 |
32 |
Tennessee |
5.6 |
32 |
Washington |
5.6 |
32 |
Connecticut |
5.7 |
35 |
North Carolina |
5.7 |
35 |
New Jersey |
5.8 |
37 |
Georgia |
6.0 |
38 |
Illinois |
6.0 |
38 |
Rhode Island |
6.0 |
38 |
South Carolina |
6.0 |
38 |
Alabama |
6.1 |
42 |
Arizona |
6.1 |
42 |
California |
6.2 |
44 |
Louisiana |
6.3 |
45 |
Mississippi |
6.4 |
46 |
Alaska |
6.5 |
47 |
New Mexico |
6.5 |
47 |
Nevada |
6.7 |
49 |
West Virginia |
6.7 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
6.9 |
51 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.
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Last Modified Date: March 4, 2020
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