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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, 2022 Annual Averages
State 2022
rate
Rank

United States

3.6  

North Dakota

2.0 1

South Dakota

2.0 1

Nebraska

2.2 3

New Hampshire

2.3 4

Vermont

2.3 4

Utah

2.4 6

Alabama

2.5 7

Kansas

2.6 8

Minnesota

2.6 8

Missouri

2.6 8

Montana

2.7 11

Idaho

2.8 12

Iowa

2.8 12

Maine

2.8 12

Virginia

2.8 12

Wisconsin

2.9 16

Florida

3.0 17

Maryland

3.0 17

Colorado

3.1 19

Georgia

3.1 19

Indiana

3.1 19

Oklahoma

3.1 19

Arkansas

3.2 23

Rhode Island

3.2 23

South Carolina

3.2 23

Hawaii

3.3 26

Tennessee

3.4 27

Wyoming

3.4 27

Louisiana

3.7 29

Massachusetts

3.7 29

North Carolina

3.7 29

Arizona

3.8 32

Mississippi

3.8 32

New Jersey

3.9 34

Oregon

3.9 34

Texas

3.9 34

West Virginia

3.9 34

Kentucky

4.0 38

Ohio

4.0 38

Connecticut

4.1 40

Michigan

4.1 40

New Mexico

4.1 40

Pennsylvania

4.1 40

Washington

4.1 40

Alaska

4.2 45

California

4.3 46

Delaware

4.3 46

New York

4.3 46

Illinois

4.6 49

District of Columbia

4.7 50

Nevada

5.2 51

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

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2024