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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, 2018 Annual Averages
State 2018
rate
Rank

United States

3.9  

Hawaii

2.4 1

North Dakota

2.4 1

Vermont

2.5 3

Iowa

2.6 4

New Hampshire

2.6 4

South Dakota

2.8 6

Idaho

2.9 7

Nebraska

2.9 7

Utah

2.9 7

Colorado

3.0 10

Minnesota

3.0 10

Virginia

3.0 10

Wisconsin

3.0 10

Maine

3.2 14

Missouri

3.2 14

Oklahoma

3.3 16

Indiana

3.4 17

Kansas

3.4 17

South Carolina

3.4 17

Massachusetts

3.5 20

Tennessee

3.5 20

Florida

3.6 22

Arkansas

3.7 23

Delaware

3.7 23

Montana

3.7 23

Maryland

3.8 26

Alabama

3.9 27

Connecticut

3.9 27

Texas

3.9 27

Georgia

4.0 30

New Jersey

4.0 30

North Carolina

4.0 30

Oregon

4.0 30

Rhode Island

4.0 30

New York

4.1 35

Wyoming

4.1 35

California

4.2 37

Kentucky

4.2 37

Michigan

4.2 37

Illinois

4.4 40

Nevada

4.4 40

Pennsylvania

4.4 40

Washington

4.4 40

Ohio

4.5 44

Arizona

4.8 45

Louisiana

4.8 45

Mississippi

4.9 47

New Mexico

4.9 47

West Virginia

5.1 49

District of Columbia

5.7 50

Alaska

6.0 51

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2023