Unemployment Rates for States, 2017 Annual Averages
| State |
2017
rate |
Rank |
United States |
4.4 |
|
|---|
| Hawaii |
2.4 |
1 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
2.7 |
2 |
|---|
North Dakota |
2.7 |
2 |
|---|
Colorado |
2.8 |
4 |
|---|
Nebraska |
2.9 |
5 |
|---|
Vermont |
2.9 |
5 |
|---|
Iowa |
3.1 |
7 |
|---|
Idaho |
3.2 |
8 |
|---|
South Dakota |
3.2 |
8 |
|---|
Utah |
3.3 |
10 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
10 |
|---|
Maine |
3.4 |
12 |
|---|
Minnesota |
3.4 |
12 |
|---|
Indiana |
3.6 |
14 |
|---|
Kansas |
3.6 |
14 |
|---|
Arkansas |
3.7 |
16 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
3.7 |
16 |
|---|
Missouri |
3.7 |
16 |
|---|
Virginia |
3.7 |
16 |
|---|
Tennessee |
3.8 |
20 |
|---|
Montana |
3.9 |
21 |
|---|
Oregon |
4.1 |
22 |
|---|
Florida |
4.2 |
23 |
|---|
Maryland |
4.2 |
23 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
4.2 |
23 |
|---|
Wyoming |
4.2 |
23 |
|---|
South Carolina |
4.3 |
27 |
|---|
Texas |
4.3 |
27 |
|---|
Alabama |
4.4 |
29 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
4.4 |
29 |
|---|
Delaware |
4.5 |
31 |
|---|
North Carolina |
4.5 |
31 |
|---|
Michigan |
4.6 |
33 |
|---|
New Jersey |
4.6 |
33 |
|---|
Connecticut |
4.7 |
35 |
|---|
Georgia |
4.7 |
35 |
|---|
New York |
4.7 |
35 |
|---|
Washington |
4.7 |
35 |
|---|
California |
4.8 |
39 |
|---|
Arizona |
4.9 |
40 |
|---|
Illinois |
4.9 |
40 |
|---|
Kentucky |
4.9 |
40 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
4.9 |
40 |
|---|
Nevada |
5.0 |
44 |
|---|
Ohio |
5.0 |
44 |
|---|
Louisiana |
5.1 |
46 |
|---|
Mississippi |
5.1 |
46 |
|---|
West Virginia |
5.2 |
48 |
|---|
New Mexico |
5.9 |
49 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
6.1 |
50 |
|---|
Alaska |
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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United States Department of Labor
