Unemployment Rates for States, 2017 Annual Averages
State |
2017 rate |
Rank |
United States |
4.4 |
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| 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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