Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2019
rate |
Historical High |
Historical Low |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Alabama |
2.8 |
Dec. 1982 |
15.5 |
Oct. 2019 |
2.8 |
|---|
Alaska |
6.2 |
Aug. 1986 |
11.2 |
Oct. 2019 |
6.2 |
|---|
Arizona |
4.8 |
Dec. 1982 |
11.5 |
July 2007 |
3.6 |
|---|
Arkansas |
3.5 |
Feb. 1983 |
10.3 |
Aug. 2019 |
3.4 |
|---|
California |
3.9 |
Nov. 2010 |
12.3 |
Oct. 2019 |
3.9 |
|---|
Colorado |
2.6 |
Dec. 2010 |
8.9 |
Oct. 2019 |
2.6 |
|---|
Connecticut |
3.6 |
Mar. 1976 |
9.8 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.2 |
|---|
Delaware |
3.7 |
Dec. 1976 |
9.8 |
June 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
5.4 |
Sept. 1983 |
11.3 |
Sept. 1989 |
4.8 |
|---|
Florida |
3.2 |
Jan. 2010 |
11.3 |
Mar. 2006 |
3.1 |
|---|
Georgia |
3.4 |
Dec. 2010 |
10.6 |
Oct. 2019 |
3.4 |
|---|
Hawaii |
2.7 |
Mar. 1976 |
10.2 |
Nov. 2017 |
2.2 |
|---|
Idaho |
2.9 |
Dec. 1982 |
10.2 |
Oct. 2018 |
2.7 |
|---|
Illinois |
3.9 |
Feb. 1983 |
13.1 |
Oct. 2019 |
3.9 |
|---|
Indiana |
3.2 |
Dec. 1982 |
12.6 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.9 |
|---|
Iowa |
2.6 |
Jan. 1983 |
9.1 |
June 2019 |
2.4 |
|---|
Kansas |
3.1 |
Aug. 2009 |
7.3 |
Aug. 1978 |
2.9 |
|---|
Kentucky |
4.3 |
Mar. 1983 |
12.0 |
May 2019 |
4.0 |
|---|
Louisiana |
4.5 |
Nov. 1986 |
13.1 |
Oct. 2007 |
4.1 |
|---|
Maine |
2.8 |
Jan. 1977 |
9.0 |
Oct. 2019 |
2.8 |
|---|
Maryland |
3.6 |
Mar. 1982 |
8.5 |
Jan. 2008 |
3.3 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
2.9 |
Mar. 1976 |
10.3 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.6 |
|---|
Michigan |
4.1 |
Dec. 1982 |
16.5 |
Mar. 2000 |
3.2 |
|---|
Minnesota |
3.2 |
Jan. 1983 |
8.9 |
Feb. 1999 |
2.5 |
|---|
Mississippi |
5.5 |
Apr. 1983 |
12.8 |
Jan. 2019 |
4.7 |
|---|
Missouri |
3.1 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.6 |
Oct. 2018 |
3.0 |
|---|
Montana |
3.4 |
May 1983 |
8.8 |
Feb. 2007 |
2.9 |
|---|
Nebraska |
3.1 |
Feb. 1983 |
6.3 |
Oct. 1990 |
2.3 |
|---|
Nevada |
4.1 |
Nov. 2010 |
13.7 |
Feb. 1999 |
3.8 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
2.6 |
July 1992 |
7.4 |
Mar. 1988 |
2.2 |
|---|
New Jersey |
3.2 |
Jan. 1977 |
10.7 |
Sept. 2019 |
3.1 |
|---|
New Mexico |
4.8 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.5 |
Sept. 2007 |
3.7 |
|---|
New York |
4.0 |
Feb. 1976 |
10.3 |
Oct. 2018 |
3.8 |
|---|
North Carolina |
4.0 |
Mar. 2010 |
11.4 |
Apr. 1999 |
3.0 |
|---|
North Dakota |
2.5 |
Feb. 1983 |
6.2 |
June 2019 |
2.3 |
|---|
Ohio |
4.2 |
Jan. 1983 |
14.0 |
Feb. 2001 |
3.7 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
3.3 |
Apr. 1983 |
8.9 |
Dec. 2000 |
2.9 |
|---|
Oregon |
4.1 |
May 2009 |
11.9 |
Aug. 2019 |
4.0 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
4.2 |
Feb. 1983 |
12.7 |
June 2019 |
3.8 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
3.6 |
Aug. 2010 |
11.3 |
July 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
South Carolina |
2.6 |
Jan. 1983 |
11.8 |
Oct. 2019 |
2.6 |
|---|
South Dakota |
3.0 |
Jan. 1983 |
5.9 |
July 2000 |
2.4 |
|---|
Tennessee |
3.4 |
Jan. 1983 |
12.9 |
Apr. 2019 |
3.2 |
|---|
Texas |
3.4 |
Nov. 1986 |
9.2 |
Oct. 2019 |
3.4 |
|---|
Utah |
2.5 |
Mar. 1983 |
9.6 |
Apr. 2007 |
2.4 |
|---|
Vermont |
2.2 |
Apr. 1976 |
8.7 |
Aug. 2019 |
2.1 |
|---|
Virginia |
2.6 |
Dec. 1982 |
7.9 |
Nov. 2000 |
2.1 |
|---|
Washington |
4.5 |
Nov. 1982 |
12.2 |
Oct. 2018 |
4.4 |
|---|
West Virginia |
4.8 |
Feb. 1983 |
18.8 |
July 2008 |
4.0 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
Jan. 1983 |
11.9 |
May 2019 |
2.8 |
|---|
Wyoming |
3.8 |
Dec. 1986 |
9.4 |
May 1979 |
2.5 |
|---|
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Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Series begin in January 1976. Historical highs and lows show the most recent month that a rate was recorded in the event of multiple occurrences. Estimates for at least the latest five years are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: November 19, 2019
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