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 |
4.2 |
11 |
|---|
Kansas |
4.2 |
11 |
|---|
Montana |
4.2 |
11 |
|---|
Wyoming |
4.3 |
14 |
|---|
Maine |
4.4 |
15 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
4.4 |
15 |
|---|
Texas |
4.4 |
15 |
|---|
Virginia |
4.5 |
18 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
4.6 |
19 |
|---|
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 |
|---|
West Virginia |
6.7 |
49 |
|---|
Nevada |
6.8 |
50 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
6.9 |
51 |
|---|
|
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.
|
Last Modified Date: February 28, 2019
|
United States Department of Labor
