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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, 2020 Annual Averages
State 2020
rate
Rank

United States

8.1  

South Dakota

4.2 1

Nebraska

4.3 2

Utah

4.8 3

North Dakota

4.9 4

Maine

5.1 5

Iowa

5.2 6

Idaho

5.5 7

Vermont

5.6 8

Kansas

5.8 9

Montana

5.8 9

Wyoming

5.9 11

South Carolina

6.0 12

Arkansas

6.2 13

Missouri

6.2 13

Minnesota

6.3 15

Oklahoma

6.3 15

Alabama

6.4 17

Maryland

6.4 17

Virginia

6.4 17

Wisconsin

6.4 17

Georgia

6.5 21

Kentucky

6.5 21

New Hampshire

6.7 23

Colorado

6.8 24

North Carolina

7.2 25

Indiana

7.3 26

Tennessee

7.4 27

Delaware

7.5 28

Oregon

7.6 29

Texas

7.7 30

Arizona

7.8 31

District of Columbia

7.9 32

New Mexico

7.9 32

Connecticut

8.0 34

Mississippi

8.0 34

Florida

8.1 36

Ohio

8.2 37

West Virginia

8.2 37

Alaska

8.3 39

Washington

8.5 40

Louisiana

8.6 41

Pennsylvania

8.9 42

Rhode Island

9.2 43

Illinois

9.3 44

Massachusetts

9.3 44

New Jersey

9.4 46

New York

9.8 47

Michigan

10.0 48

California

10.1 49

Hawaii

11.7 50

Nevada

13.5 51

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

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2024