Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, 2019 Annual Averages
State |
2019 rate |
Rank |
United States |
3.7 |
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| North Dakota |
2.3 |
1 |
Vermont |
2.3 |
1 |
Hawaii |
2.5 |
3 |
Utah |
2.5 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
2.6 |
5 |
Colorado |
2.7 |
6 |
Maine |
2.7 |
6 |
Virginia |
2.7 |
6 |
Idaho |
2.8 |
9 |
Iowa |
2.8 |
9 |
South Carolina |
2.8 |
9 |
Alabama |
3.0 |
12 |
Massachusetts |
3.0 |
12 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
12 |
South Dakota |
3.0 |
12 |
Oklahoma |
3.1 |
16 |
Indiana |
3.2 |
17 |
Kansas |
3.2 |
17 |
Minnesota |
3.2 |
17 |
Florida |
3.3 |
20 |
Missouri |
3.3 |
20 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
20 |
New Jersey |
3.4 |
23 |
Tennessee |
3.4 |
23 |
Arkansas |
3.5 |
25 |
Georgia |
3.5 |
25 |
Maryland |
3.5 |
25 |
Texas |
3.5 |
25 |
Connecticut |
3.6 |
29 |
Montana |
3.6 |
29 |
Rhode Island |
3.6 |
29 |
Delaware |
3.7 |
32 |
Oregon |
3.7 |
32 |
Wyoming |
3.7 |
32 |
New York |
3.8 |
35 |
North Carolina |
3.8 |
35 |
Nevada |
3.9 |
37 |
Illinois |
4.0 |
38 |
Kentucky |
4.1 |
39 |
Michigan |
4.1 |
39 |
Washington |
4.1 |
39 |
California |
4.2 |
42 |
Ohio |
4.2 |
42 |
Pennsylvania |
4.5 |
44 |
Louisiana |
4.7 |
45 |
Arizona |
4.9 |
46 |
West Virginia |
4.9 |
46 |
New Mexico |
5.0 |
48 |
Alaska |
5.4 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
5.4 |
49 |
Mississippi |
5.5 |
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 3, 2021
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