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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
| State | 2022 rate |
Rank |
|---|---|---|
|
United States |
3.6 | |
|
North Dakota |
2.1 | 1 |
|
South Dakota |
2.1 | 1 |
|
Nebraska |
2.3 | 3 |
|
Utah |
2.3 | 3 |
|
Missouri |
2.5 | 5 |
|
New Hampshire |
2.5 | 5 |
|
Alabama |
2.6 | 7 |
|
Montana |
2.6 | 7 |
|
Vermont |
2.6 | 7 |
|
Idaho |
2.7 | 10 |
|
Iowa |
2.7 | 10 |
|
Kansas |
2.7 | 10 |
|
Minnesota |
2.7 | 10 |
|
Florida |
2.9 | 14 |
|
Virginia |
2.9 | 14 |
|
Wisconsin |
2.9 | 14 |
|
Colorado |
3.0 | 17 |
|
Georgia |
3.0 | 17 |
|
Indiana |
3.0 | 17 |
|
Maine |
3.0 | 17 |
|
Oklahoma |
3.0 | 17 |
|
Maryland |
3.2 | 22 |
|
Rhode Island |
3.2 | 22 |
|
South Carolina |
3.2 | 22 |
|
Arkansas |
3.3 | 25 |
|
Tennessee |
3.4 | 26 |
|
Hawaii |
3.5 | 27 |
|
Wyoming |
3.6 | 28 |
|
Louisiana |
3.7 | 29 |
|
New Jersey |
3.7 | 29 |
|
North Carolina |
3.7 | 29 |
|
Arizona |
3.8 | 32 |
|
Massachusetts |
3.8 | 32 |
|
Kentucky |
3.9 | 34 |
|
Mississippi |
3.9 | 34 |
|
Texas |
3.9 | 34 |
|
West Virginia |
3.9 | 34 |
|
Alaska |
4.0 | 38 |
|
New Mexico |
4.0 | 38 |
|
Ohio |
4.0 | 38 |
|
California |
4.2 | 41 |
|
Connecticut |
4.2 | 41 |
|
Michigan |
4.2 | 41 |
|
Oregon |
4.2 | 41 |
|
Washington |
4.2 | 41 |
|
New York |
4.3 | 46 |
|
Pennsylvania |
4.4 | 47 |
|
Delaware |
4.5 | 48 |
|
Illinois |
4.6 | 49 |
|
District of Columbia |
4.7 | 50 |
|
Nevada |
5.4 | 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 1, 2023