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Unemployment rates averaged 1.8 percent in South Dakota, 5.6 percent in Nevada, in 2024
March 21, 2025
South Dakota had the lowest annual average unemployment rate among the states in 2024, 1.8 percent. Unemployment rates were 2.3 percent in Vermont and 2.4 percent in North Dakota. Two states, Arizona and Pennsylvania, had record low unemployment rates in 2024, both 3.6 percent.
State unemployment rates (percent), 1976 to 2024 annual averages
Year
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
1976
6.7
7.7
9.8
6.9
9.2
6.0
9.2
8.7
8.7
9.3
1977
7.1
9.8
8.4
6.5
8.4
6.3
7.0
8.2
8.6
8.3
1978
6.5
10.7
5.9
6.2
7.1
5.6
5.3
7.1
7.7
6.8
1979
7.2
9.1
5.0
6.3
6.2
4.6
5.1
6.9
6.8
6.0
1980
8.7
9.5
6.6
7.5
6.9
5.8
5.7
7.5
7.4
6.0
1981
10.8
9.2
6.2
8.6
7.4
5.6
6.1
7.8
8.7
6.8
1982
13.8
10.0
10.0
9.5
10.1
7.7
6.8
8.4
10.4
8.5
1983
13.8
10.1
9.1
9.7
9.8
7.1
6.0
7.7
10.8
8.6
1984
11.4
9.9
5.0
8.5
7.8
5.5
4.6
6.1
8.8
6.6
1985
9.6
9.8
6.4
8.5
7.2
6.0
4.5
5.1
8.0
6.1
1986
9.5
11.0
7.0
8.5
6.8
7.5
3.7
4.3
7.3
5.8
1987
8.2
10.2
6.5
8.1
5.8
7.5
3.2
3.0
6.2
5.4
1988
7.3
8.8
6.4
7.7
5.3
6.4
2.9
3.0
5.0
5.2
1989
7.0
7.1
5.2
7.0
5.1
5.6
3.6
3.3
4.8
5.6
1990
6.8
7.2
5.3
6.8
5.8
5.1
4.9
4.4
6.0
6.2
1991
7.3
8.3
5.8
7.3
7.8
5.3
6.5
6.0
7.7
7.7
1992
7.5
8.9
7.6
7.0
9.4
6.1
7.3
5.5
8.6
8.4
1993
7.2
7.8
6.3
6.1
9.5
5.4
6.5
5.0
8.4
7.4
1994
6.2
7.6
6.2
5.4
8.7
4.2
5.6
4.8
7.9
6.5
1995
5.9
7.3
5.3
4.9
7.9
4.0
5.3
4.4
8.6
5.6
1996
5.2
7.5
5.5
5.2
7.3
4.2
5.2
5.2
8.4
5.3
1997
5.0
7.0
4.6
5.1
6.4
3.4
4.7
4.1
8.1
4.9
1998
4.5
6.3
4.3
5.0
6.0
3.6
3.2
3.5
8.3
4.4
1999
4.7
6.4
4.5
4.5
5.3
3.0
2.5
3.2
6.5
3.9
2000
4.7
6.3
4.0
4.2
4.9
2.7
2.1
3.4
5.7
3.7
2001
5.1
6.3
4.7
4.8
5.5
3.8
2.9
3.5
6.3
4.7
2002
5.9
7.2
6.2
5.3
6.7
5.7
4.4
4.1
6.6
5.6
2003
5.9
7.7
5.8
5.8
6.9
6.1
5.4
4.3
6.8
5.3
2004
5.6
7.4
5.0
5.6
6.2
5.6
5.0
4.0
7.5
4.6
2005
4.5
6.9
4.6
5.3
5.4
5.1
4.9
4.1
6.5
3.7
2006
4.0
6.6
4.3
5.2
4.9
4.2
4.4
3.6
5.8
3.3
2007
4.1
6.2
3.7
5.4
5.3
3.7
4.5
3.4
5.5
4.0
2008
5.9
6.5
5.8
5.4
7.3
4.8
5.6
4.8
6.5
6.3
2009
9.7
7.8
9.7
7.7
11.5
8.0
8.3
8.2
9.6
10.2
2010
10.4
8.0
10.4
7.8
12.3
9.2
9.5
8.3
9.8
11.3
2011
9.6
7.6
9.5
7.9
11.7
8.7
9.0
7.4
10.1
10.2
2012
8.2
7.1
8.4
7.2
10.4
8.0
8.4
7.0
8.9
8.7
2013
7.4
6.9
7.8
7.0
9.0
6.7
7.9
6.5
8.4
7.5
2014
6.8
6.7
6.8
5.9
7.6
5.0
6.6
5.6
7.7
6.5
2015
6.1
6.3
6.1
5.0
6.2
3.7
5.6
4.8
6.9
5.5
2016
5.8
6.6
5.5
4.0
5.5
3.1
4.9
4.5
6.2
4.9
2017
4.5
6.6
5.0
3.7
4.8
2.6
4.4
4.4
6.1
4.3
2018
3.9
6.1
4.8
3.6
4.3
3.0
3.9
3.7
5.7
3.6
2019
3.2
5.6
4.8
3.5
4.1
2.7
3.6
3.6
5.5
3.2
2020
6.4
8.3
7.8
6.1
10.1
6.8
8.0
7.5
8.0
8.0
2021
3.3
6.4
5.0
4.0
7.3
5.5
6.5
5.4
6.8
4.7
2022
2.5
4.3
3.8
3.2
4.3
3.1
4.1
4.2
4.7
3.0
2023
2.5
4.2
3.7
3.1
4.7
3.3
3.2
3.8
4.8
3.0
2024
3.1
4.6
3.6
3.5
5.3
4.3
3.2
3.7
5.2
3.4
State unemployment rates (percent), 1976 to 2024 annual averages (continued)
Year
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
1976
8.2
9.2
5.6
6.5
6.1
4.2
4.1
5.4
6.6
8.6
6.6
1977
6.9
7.5
5.9
6.2
5.8
4.0
3.9
4.8
6.9
8.4
6.1
1978
5.7
7.0
5.5
6.0
5.6
3.9
3.1
5.1
6.8
6.4
5.6
1979
5.1
5.7
5.8
5.6
6.4
4.2
3.1
5.6
6.7
6.6
5.8
1980
6.3
4.9
7.6
8.1
9.6
5.9
4.5
8.0
7.0
7.5
6.5
1981
6.5
5.2
7.6
8.7
9.8
6.5
4.3
8.7
8.5
7.3
7.3
1982
7.8
6.1
10.0
11.3
11.9
8.4
6.4
10.8
10.2
8.5
8.1
1983
7.6
5.9
9.2
11.7
11.1
8.2
5.9
11.2
11.5
8.3
6.9
1984
6.1
5.4
7.2
9.2
8.5
6.9
4.9
9.1
10.2
6.1
5.4
1985
6.4
5.3
7.8
9.1
7.7
7.4
5.2
9.0
11.4
5.6
4.6
1986
5.9
4.6
8.4
8.3
6.8
6.8
5.4
9.2
12.4
5.3
4.5
1987
5.6
3.7
7.7
7.5
6.1
5.6
4.8
8.3
11.8
4.3
4.3
1988
5.6
3.1
6.1
6.7
5.2
4.7
4.5
7.4
10.5
3.6
4.2
1989
5.4
2.5
5.4
6.1
4.7
4.4
4.2
6.3
7.8
4.0
3.8
1990
5.4
2.6
5.6
6.3
5.1
4.4
4.3
6.0
6.3
5.3
4.4
1991
5.3
2.8
6.3
7.3
5.7
4.7
4.5
7.3
7.2
7.8
5.8
1992
6.7
4.1
6.5
7.9
6.1
4.5
4.5
6.9
7.8
7.4
6.5
1993
5.7
4.4
6.1
7.5
5.1
4.1
4.9
6.2
7.4
6.8
6.0
1994
5.1
5.2
5.5
5.8
4.6
3.6
4.8
5.4
7.6
6.6
5.3
1995
4.8
5.5
5.5
5.2
4.4
3.5
4.3
5.4
6.8
5.9
5.0
1996
4.6
5.9
5.4
5.3
3.9
3.6
4.3
5.4
6.4
5.3
4.9
1997
4.5
5.9
5.2
4.8
3.4
3.1
3.8
5.2
5.9
5.2
4.8
1998
4.2
5.8
5.3
4.5
3.0
2.9
3.7
4.5
5.5
4.5
4.2
1999
3.8
5.2
5.0
4.4
2.9
2.7
3.5
4.5
4.9
4.0
3.4
2000
3.5
4.2
4.6
4.5
3.0
2.7
3.7
4.2
5.1
3.3
3.6
2001
4.0
4.3
5.1
5.4
4.2
3.3
4.3
5.2
5.6
3.8
4.1
2002
5.0
4.0
5.7
6.5
5.1
4.0
5.1
5.8
6.0
4.4
4.5
2003
4.8
3.9
5.6
6.7
5.2
4.5
5.6
6.2
6.2
5.1
4.5
2004
4.8
3.3
4.9
6.2
5.4
4.5
5.5
5.5
5.7
4.7
4.3
2005
5.3
2.8
4.0
5.7
5.4
4.3
5.1
5.9
7.1
4.9
4.2
2006
4.7
2.5
3.4
4.6
5.0
3.7
4.4
5.7
4.1
4.7
3.8
2007
4.6
2.8
3.0
5.1
4.6
3.7
4.3
5.4
4.1
4.7
3.4
2008
6.4
4.1
5.0
6.5
5.9
4.1
4.6
6.5
4.7
5.4
4.3
2009
9.9
6.5
9.1
10.0
10.2
6.5
7.1
10.6
6.7
8.3
7.1
2010
10.4
6.7
9.1
10.4
10.0
6.1
7.0
10.3
7.4
8.4
7.8
2011
10.0
6.7
8.4
9.8
8.9
5.6
6.4
9.4
7.3
7.8
7.3
2012
9.0
5.8
7.5
9.0
8.2
5.0
5.7
8.2
6.7
7.2
6.9
2013
8.1
4.7
6.9
9.1
7.5
4.7
5.3
7.9
6.4
6.7
6.6
2014
7.1
4.2
4.4
7.2
5.9
4.3
4.5
6.4
6.2
5.6
5.7
2015
6.1
3.4
3.9
6.0
4.8
3.7
4.2
5.3
6.3
4.4
5.0
2016
5.4
2.9
3.7
5.9
4.4
3.6
4.0
5.1
6.0
3.8
4.2
2017
4.8
2.2
3.2
5.0
3.5
3.1
3.6
4.8
5.1
3.4
4.1
2018
4.0
2.4
2.9
4.4
3.4
2.6
3.3
4.2
4.8
3.2
3.8
2019
3.6
2.5
2.9
4.0
3.3
2.7
3.2
4.1
4.6
2.9
3.4
2020
6.5
11.6
5.5
9.3
7.3
5.2
5.8
6.5
8.6
5.1
6.5
2021
3.9
6.0
3.6
6.1
3.9
3.9
3.4
4.5
5.6
4.8
5.2
2022
3.2
3.3
2.9
4.6
3.1
2.8
2.7
4.0
3.7
2.9
3.0
2023
3.3
2.9
3.2
4.5
3.4
2.9
2.9
4.3
3.7
2.6
2.2
2024
3.5
3.0
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.6
5.1
4.4
3.1
3.0
State unemployment rates (percent), 1976 to 2024 annual averages (continued)
Year
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
1976
9.8
9.4
5.8
6.5
6.2
5.9
3.2
8.8
6.4
1977
7.9
8.2
5.3
7.2
6.0
6.2
3.4
6.8
5.5
1978
6.2
7.0
4.0
6.8
4.9
5.6
3.0
4.4
3.8
1979
5.5
7.8
4.3
5.7
4.8
5.2
2.9
4.9
3.1
1980
5.7
12.2
5.8
7.3
7.2
6.3
3.8
6.3
4.5
1981
6.4
12.4
5.8
8.5
7.7
6.8
4.1
7.3
5.1
1982
7.8
15.4
7.8
11.0
9.3
8.6
5.5
10.0
6.9
1983
6.9
14.5
8.0
12.0
9.9
8.7
5.5
9.8
5.5
1984
4.8
11.3
6.4
10.7
7.3
7.5
4.4
7.7
4.2
1985
4.1
10.0
6.0
10.4
6.6
7.7
5.1
7.5
3.7
1986
4.0
8.9
5.5
11.4
6.4
7.9
4.9
6.3
2.6
1987
3.4
8.4
5.1
10.1
6.3
7.5
4.3
6.2
2.2
1988
3.3
7.6
4.3
8.5
5.7
6.6
3.5
5.2
2.4
1989
4.2
7.2
4.3
7.9
5.5
6.0
2.9
4.7
3.4
1990
6.4
7.7
4.7
7.6
5.9
6.1
2.3
4.8
5.2
1991
8.9
9.3
5.1
8.3
6.6
6.9
2.6
5.8
6.8
1992
8.8
9.1
5.1
8.0
6.1
6.7
2.8
6.8
7.3
1993
7.3
7.3
4.9
6.7
6.1
6.1
2.8
6.9
6.1
1994
6.2
6.1
4.0
6.3
5.1
5.5
2.6
6.3
4.5
1995
5.5
5.3
3.7
6.2
4.8
5.7
2.6
5.6
3.8
1996
4.6
4.9
3.8
6.0
4.7
5.5
2.7
5.1
3.8
1997
4.1
4.3
3.2
5.7
4.4
5.5
2.4
4.4
3.4
1998
3.4
4.0
2.7
5.2
4.1
5.6
2.5
4.2
2.8
1999
3.3
3.8
2.7
5.1
3.2
5.3
2.8
4.1
2.7
2000
2.8
3.6
3.1
5.3
3.4
4.8
2.8
4.2
2.7
2001
3.8
5.2
3.7
5.5
4.5
4.6
3.2
5.1
3.4
2002
5.2
6.2
4.4
6.4
5.3
4.6
3.7
5.6
4.5
2003
5.7
7.1
4.8
6.1
5.7
4.7
3.9
5.2
4.4
2004
5.1
7.0
4.6
6.2
5.9
4.5
3.9
4.4
3.8
2005
4.8
6.8
4.1
7.7
5.4
4.1
3.8
4.2
3.6
2006
4.7
6.9
4.1
6.4
4.9
3.4
3.1
4.1
3.5
2007
4.5
7.1
4.6
6.1
5.1
3.4
3.0
4.8
3.5
2008
5.3
8.2
5.4
6.7
6.1
4.7
3.2
6.9
3.8
2009
8.1
13.5
7.7
9.2
9.1
7.1
4.6
11.1
6.1
2010
8.1
12.8
7.4
10.1
9.4
7.2
4.7
13.3
6.1
2011
7.2
10.1
6.6
9.8
8.6
6.6
4.4
13.0
5.5
2012
6.7
9.1
5.7
8.8
7.1
5.8
3.9
11.5
5.5
2013
6.7
8.8
5.0
8.5
6.8
5.3
3.7
10.0
5.2
2014
5.7
7.2
4.2
7.6
6.2
4.6
3.2
8.2
4.3
2015
4.8
5.4
3.8
6.5
5.1
4.3
3.0
6.9
3.4
2016
4.0
5.0
3.9
6.0
4.6
4.3
3.1
5.8
2.9
2017
3.8
4.6
3.4
5.2
3.8
4.1
3.0
5.0
2.8
2018
3.5
4.2
3.0
4.9
3.2
3.7
2.9
4.4
2.6
2019
3.0
4.1
3.3
5.5
3.2
3.5
3.1
4.1
2.6
2020
9.3
10.0
6.3
7.9
6.1
5.8
4.3
13.5
6.7
2021
5.3
5.7
3.7
5.4
4.2
3.4
2.6
6.8
3.5
2022
3.6
4.2
2.5
3.8
2.6
2.7
2.2
5.2
2.4
2023
3.5
3.9
2.8
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.3
5.2
2.3
2024
4.0
4.7
3.0
3.2
3.7
3.0
2.8
5.6
2.6
State unemployment rates (percent), 1976 to 2024 annual averages (continued)
Year
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
1976
10.4
8.7
10.2
6.2
3.8
7.7
5.6
9.3
8.0
8.0
7.0
1977
9.3
7.7
9.2
5.9
4.4
6.5
4.8
7.4
7.7
8.1
6.8
1978
7.3
6.2
7.7
4.6
4.2
5.5
3.3
6.1
7.0
6.3
5.6
1979
6.8
6.6
7.1
4.8
4.1
5.9
3.1
6.8
7.0
6.3
5.0
1980
7.1
7.6
7.4
6.4
4.9
8.4
4.2
8.4
8.2
7.2
6.7
1981
7.5
7.2
7.6
6.5
4.9
9.5
3.6
9.7
8.3
7.6
8.2
1982
8.8
9.0
8.7
9.3
5.5
12.7
6.1
11.3
10.9
9.8
10.8
1983
8.3
9.8
8.9
9.0
5.8
12.3
8.1
10.8
11.0
8.4
9.9
1984
6.3
7.7
7.3
6.6
5.3
9.4
6.8
9.3
8.9
5.4
7.0
1985
5.6
8.6
6.6
5.7
5.5
8.9
7.1
8.6
8.0
4.7
6.8
1986
5.0
9.2
6.2
5.3
5.6
8.3
8.3
8.0
7.0
4.1
6.4
1987
4.0
9.0
4.8
4.5
5.0
7.1
7.2
6.1
5.8
3.7
5.5
1988
3.8
7.6
4.2
3.7
4.7
6.0
6.4
5.7
5.2
3.0
4.6
1989
4.0
6.7
4.9
3.6
4.3
5.6
5.7
5.4
4.9
3.9
4.6
1990
5.1
6.7
5.3
4.1
4.1
5.7
5.4
5.4
5.5
6.2
4.9
1991
6.8
7.3
7.3
5.9
4.3
6.6
6.0
6.2
6.9
8.3
6.1
1992
8.5
7.3
8.7
6.3
4.5
7.4
5.9
7.3
7.4
9.0
6.7
1993
7.8
7.3
8.0
5.1
4.2
6.7
5.6
7.0
6.8
7.7
7.3
1994
6.8
6.5
6.9
4.4
3.7
5.6
5.3
5.3
6.3
6.7
6.2
1995
6.4
6.6
6.3
4.4
3.3
4.9
4.4
4.8
5.9
6.3
5.1
1996
6.1
7.6
6.2
4.4
3.2
5.0
4.0
5.6
5.5
5.2
5.7
1997
5.3
6.4
6.4
3.8
2.9
4.6
4.0
5.5
5.1
5.3
4.5
1998
4.6
6.2
5.6
3.5
3.0
4.3
4.1
5.6
4.7
4.6
3.6
1999
4.4
5.6
5.2
3.3
3.1
4.3
3.5
5.5
4.5
4.2
4.2
2000
3.7
5.0
4.5
3.8
2.9
4.1
3.0
5.2
4.2
4.0
3.7
2001
4.2
5.0
4.9
5.5
2.8
4.4
3.6
6.4
4.8
4.5
5.2
2002
5.8
5.5
6.2
6.5
3.4
5.8
4.6
7.5
5.6
5.1
6.1
2003
5.8
5.9
6.4
6.3
3.5
6.2
5.4
8.0
5.7
5.5
6.7
2004
4.9
5.6
5.8
5.5
3.4
6.2
4.7
7.4
5.4
5.3
6.9
2005
4.4
5.2
5.0
5.2
3.3
5.9
4.3
6.2
5.0
5.1
6.8
2006
4.7
4.2
4.5
4.7
3.1
5.4
3.9
5.4
4.7
5.2
6.3
2007
4.2
3.6
4.4
4.7
3.0
5.6
4.0
5.2
4.6
5.1
5.6
2008
5.4
4.4
5.4
5.9
3.0
6.6
3.6
6.3
5.4
7.6
6.9
2009
8.9
7.1
8.4
10.8
3.9
10.2
6.5
10.6
8.0
11.2
11.0
2010
9.7
7.8
8.7
10.8
3.7
10.0
6.5
10.6
8.2
11.6
11.1
2011
9.4
7.2
8.4
10.4
3.3
8.8
5.6
9.5
7.7
11.1
10.3
2012
9.4
6.9
8.6
9.6
2.9
7.4
5.1
8.7
7.6
10.3
9.0
2013
8.4
6.9
7.8
7.8
2.9
7.4
5.1
7.8
7.1
9.5
7.4
2014
6.7
6.6
6.3
6.1
2.7
5.8
4.3
6.7
6.0
7.8
6.3
2015
5.7
6.6
5.2
5.7
2.8
5.0
4.3
5.5
5.4
6.0
5.9
2016
4.9
6.8
4.9
5.1
3.0
5.0
4.6
4.8
5.3
5.2
4.9
2017
4.5
6.1
4.6
4.5
2.6
4.9
4.0
4.1
5.0
4.5
4.2
2018
4.0
4.9
4.1
4.0
2.4
4.5
3.3
4.0
4.4
4.0
3.4
2019
3.5
5.0
3.9
3.9
2.2
4.1
3.1
3.7
4.3
3.5
2.8
2020
9.5
7.9
9.8
7.2
5.0
8.2
6.3
7.6
8.8
9.2
6.0
2021
6.7
7.1
7.1
4.9
3.1
5.3
4.0
5.2
5.9
5.6
3.9
2022
3.9
4.1
4.3
3.7
2.1
4.0
3.0
4.0
4.1
3.2
3.2
2023
4.3
3.7
4.1
3.5
2.0
3.7
3.2
3.8
3.7
3.0
3.0
2024
4.5
4.1
4.3
3.6
2.4
4.3
3.3
4.2
3.6
4.3
4.1
State unemployment rates (percent), 1976 to 2024 annual averages (continued)
Year
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
1976
3.4
6.1
5.8
5.6
8.2
5.9
8.8
7.2
5.6
3.9
1977
3.4
6.2
5.4
5.2
7.0
5.5
8.4
6.9
5.1
3.3
1978
3.2
5.8
4.9
3.9
5.5
5.2
6.8
6.4
4.9
2.9
1979
3.4
5.9
4.4
4.4
5.0
4.7
6.8
7.4
4.5
2.6
1980
4.7
7.4
5.3
6.3
6.1
5.2
8.0
10.1
7.3
3.9
1981
4.8
8.9
5.3
6.7
5.7
5.9
9.3
10.6
7.9
4.2
1982
5.4
11.8
6.9
8.1
7.0
7.3
11.7
14.0
10.4
5.9
1983
5.2
11.5
8.1
9.0
6.5
6.3
11.1
17.1
9.9
7.8
1984
4.3
8.7
6.1
6.6
4.9
5.1
9.3
14.1
7.3
6.3
1985
4.9
7.9
7.0
6.1
4.6
5.3
8.3
13.2
7.2
7.0
1986
4.6
7.9
8.8
6.1
4.2
4.9
8.1
12.0
6.8
8.5
1987
4.3
6.6
8.5
6.2
3.6
4.2
7.3
10.9
5.7
8.0
1988
4.2
5.8
7.4
4.9
3.0
3.9
6.3
9.8
4.4
6.4
1989
3.9
5.1
6.7
4.6
3.5
3.9
5.9
8.7
4.3
6.0
1990
3.6
5.3
6.4
4.4
4.8
4.4
5.1
8.7
4.4
5.1
1991
3.5
6.7
6.9
4.7
6.3
5.8
6.1
10.7
5.4
5.0
1992
3.4
6.5
7.7
4.9
6.0
6.0
7.2
11.2
5.1
5.5
1993
3.5
5.8
7.2
4.0
5.0
5.1
7.2
10.2
4.4
5.3
1994
3.3
4.8
6.6
3.7
4.4
4.8
6.4
8.8
4.3
4.9
1995
3.2
5.1
6.1
3.4
4.2
4.4
6.2
8.0
3.7
4.8
1996
3.3
5.2
5.8
3.4
4.2
4.2
5.9
7.7
3.6
5.0
1997
2.9
5.2
5.4
3.2
3.9
3.6
4.9
7.0
3.5
4.8
1998
2.9
4.3
5.0
3.6
3.4
2.8
4.8
6.6
3.3
4.8
1999
2.7
4.0
4.7
3.5
3.1
2.7
4.8
6.5
3.1
4.7
2000
2.5
3.8
4.4
3.3
2.8
2.3
5.1
5.6
3.4
3.8
2001
3.0
4.6
5.0
4.4
3.2
3.2
6.1
5.3
4.4
3.9
2002
3.2
5.2
6.4
5.7
3.9
4.2
7.2
6.1
5.3
4.1
2003
3.5
5.5
6.8
5.6
4.3
4.1
7.3
6.1
5.6
4.3
2004
3.6
5.3
6.0
5.0
3.6
3.7
6.3
5.4
5.0
3.8
2005
3.5
5.5
5.5
4.0
3.5
3.5
5.6
5.1
4.7
3.6
2006
3.0
5.2
5.0
2.8
3.7
3.1
5.0
4.8
4.7
3.1
2007
2.8
4.6
4.4
2.6
3.9
3.1
4.6
4.5
4.8
2.7
2008
3.1
6.5
4.9
3.3
4.5
4.1
5.2
4.5
4.9
3.0
2009
4.6
10.4
7.6
7.6
6.5
6.8
9.1
8.0
8.8
6.3
2010
4.9
9.8
8.3
8.3
6.2
6.8
10.0
8.4
8.4
6.9
2011
4.6
9.0
8.0
7.2
5.4
6.3
9.4
7.7
7.5
6.1
2012
4.0
7.9
6.7
4.8
4.8
5.8
8.5
7.2
6.9
5.4
2013
3.7
7.7
6.3
4.2
4.4
5.5
6.7
6.7
6.7
4.7
2014
3.4
6.5
5.2
3.6
3.9
5.1
5.9
6.5
5.3
4.4
2015
3.0
5.5
4.5
3.5
3.5
4.4
5.5
6.5
4.4
4.2
2016
3.0
4.7
4.6
3.3
3.1
4.0
5.2
6.1
3.9
5.3
2017
3.0
3.7
4.4
3.1
2.9
3.6
4.7
5.2
3.3
4.3
2018
2.8
3.5
3.9
2.9
2.5
3.0
4.4
5.1
3.0
4.1
2019
2.7
3.3
3.5
2.5
2.1
2.8
4.2
4.9
3.2
3.7
2020
4.1
7.4
7.7
4.8
5.6
6.5
8.7
8.3
6.4
5.9
2021
2.5
4.5
5.6
2.8
3.6
3.8
5.2
5.1
3.8
4.5
2022
1.9
3.4
3.9
2.4
2.4
2.7
4.1
3.9
2.8
3.4
2023
1.8
3.2
4.0
2.7
1.9
2.7
4.2
3.9
2.8
2.9
2024
1.8
3.4
4.1
3.2
2.3
2.9
4.5
4.1
3.0
3.2
Nevada had the highest unemployment rate, 5.6 percent. Unemployment rates averaged 5.3 percent in California and 5.2 percent in the District of Columbia during 2024.
Overall, 24 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.0 percent, 5 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 21 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation in 2024.
Annual average unemployment rates below 2.0 percent in South Dakota and Vermont in recent years are among the lowest state unemployment rates ever recorded. Some of the highest unemployment rates, over 14.0 percent, were in West Virginia and Michigan in the early 1980s.
United States Department of Labor
