Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, 2020 Annual Averages
| State |
2020
rate |
Rank |
United States |
8.1 |
|
|---|
| Nebraska |
4.2 |
1 |
|---|
South Dakota |
4.6 |
2 |
|---|
Utah |
4.7 |
3 |
|---|
North Dakota |
5.1 |
4 |
|---|
Iowa |
5.3 |
5 |
|---|
Idaho |
5.4 |
6 |
|---|
Maine |
5.4 |
6 |
|---|
Vermont |
5.6 |
8 |
|---|
Wyoming |
5.8 |
9 |
|---|
Alabama |
5.9 |
10 |
|---|
Kansas |
5.9 |
10 |
|---|
Montana |
5.9 |
10 |
|---|
Arkansas |
6.1 |
13 |
|---|
Missouri |
6.1 |
13 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
6.1 |
13 |
|---|
Minnesota |
6.2 |
16 |
|---|
South Carolina |
6.2 |
16 |
|---|
Virginia |
6.2 |
16 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
6.3 |
19 |
|---|
Georgia |
6.5 |
20 |
|---|
Kentucky |
6.6 |
21 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
6.7 |
22 |
|---|
Maryland |
6.8 |
23 |
|---|
Indiana |
7.1 |
24 |
|---|
Colorado |
7.3 |
25 |
|---|
North Carolina |
7.3 |
25 |
|---|
Tennessee |
7.5 |
27 |
|---|
Oregon |
7.6 |
28 |
|---|
Texas |
7.6 |
28 |
|---|
Florida |
7.7 |
30 |
|---|
Alaska |
7.8 |
31 |
|---|
Delaware |
7.8 |
31 |
|---|
Arizona |
7.9 |
33 |
|---|
Connecticut |
7.9 |
33 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
8.0 |
35 |
|---|
Mississippi |
8.1 |
36 |
|---|
Ohio |
8.1 |
36 |
|---|
Louisiana |
8.3 |
38 |
|---|
West Virginia |
8.3 |
38 |
|---|
New Mexico |
8.4 |
40 |
|---|
Washington |
8.4 |
40 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
8.9 |
42 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
9.1 |
43 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
9.4 |
44 |
|---|
Illinois |
9.5 |
45 |
|---|
New Jersey |
9.8 |
46 |
|---|
Michigan |
9.9 |
47 |
|---|
New York |
10.0 |
48 |
|---|
California |
10.1 |
49 |
|---|
Hawaii |
11.6 |
50 |
|---|
Nevada |
12.8 |
51 |
|---|
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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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United States Department of Labor
