Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows
Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
August 2020
rate |
Historical High |
Historical Low |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Alabama |
5.6 |
Dec. 1982 |
15.5 |
Feb. 2020 |
2.7 |
|---|
Alaska |
7.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.5 |
Mar. 2020 |
5.2 |
|---|
Arizona |
5.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.4 |
July 2007 |
3.6 |
|---|
Arkansas |
7.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.8 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.5 |
|---|
California |
11.4 |
May 2020 |
16.4 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.9 |
|---|
Colorado |
6.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.2 |
Feb. 2020 |
2.5 |
|---|
Connecticut |
8.1 |
July 2020 |
10.2 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.2 |
|---|
Delaware |
8.9 |
May 2020 |
15.9 |
June 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
8.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.7 |
Sept. 1989 |
4.8 |
|---|
Florida |
7.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.8 |
Feb. 2020 |
2.8 |
|---|
Georgia |
5.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.6 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.1 |
|---|
Hawaii |
12.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
23.8 |
Nov. 2017 |
2.2 |
|---|
Idaho |
4.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.8 |
Mar. 2020 |
2.5 |
|---|
Illinois |
11.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.2 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.4 |
|---|
Indiana |
6.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.5 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.9 |
|---|
Iowa |
6.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.0 |
Mar. 2000 |
2.4 |
|---|
Kansas |
6.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.9 |
Mar. 2020 |
2.8 |
|---|
Kentucky |
7.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.6 |
Aug. 2000 |
4.1 |
|---|
Louisiana |
7.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
15.1 |
Oct. 2007 |
4.1 |
|---|
Maine |
6.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.4 |
Sept. 2019 |
2.9 |
|---|
Maryland |
6.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.1 |
Mar. 2020 |
3.3 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
11.3 |
June 2020 |
17.7 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.6 |
|---|
Michigan |
8.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
24.0 |
Mar. 2000 |
3.2 |
|---|
Minnesota |
7.4 |
May 2020 |
9.9 |
Feb. 1999 |
2.5 |
|---|
Mississippi |
7.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.3 |
Aug. 2018 |
4.7 |
|---|
Missouri |
7.0 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.6 |
Oct. 2018 |
3.0 |
|---|
Montana |
5.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.9 |
Feb. 2007 |
2.9 |
|---|
Nebraska |
4.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
8.7 |
Oct. 1990 |
2.3 |
|---|
Nevada |
13.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
30.1 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.6 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
6.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.1 |
Mar. 1988 |
2.2 |
|---|
New Jersey |
10.9 |
June 2020 |
16.8 |
July 2019 |
3.3 |
|---|
New Mexico |
11.3 |
July 2020 |
12.7 |
Sept. 2007 |
3.7 |
|---|
New York |
12.5 |
July 2020 |
15.9 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.7 |
|---|
North Carolina |
6.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.9 |
Apr. 1999 |
3.0 |
|---|
North Dakota |
5.0 |
May 2020 |
9.1 |
Mar. 2020 |
2.0 |
|---|
Ohio |
8.9 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.6 |
Feb. 2001 |
3.7 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
5.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
14.7 |
Mar. 2020 |
2.9 |
|---|
Oregon |
7.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
14.9 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.3 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
10.3 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.1 |
May 2000 |
4.0 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
12.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
18.1 |
July 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
South Carolina |
6.3 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.8 |
Jan. 2020 |
2.4 |
|---|
South Dakota |
4.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.9 |
July 2000 |
2.4 |
|---|
Tennessee |
8.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
15.5 |
Mar. 2020 |
3.3 |
|---|
Texas |
6.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.5 |
June 2019 |
3.4 |
|---|
Utah |
4.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.4 |
Dec. 2019 |
2.4 |
|---|
Vermont |
4.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.5 |
May 2019 |
2.3 |
|---|
Virginia |
6.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.2 |
Nov. 2000 |
2.1 |
|---|
Washington |
8.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.3 |
Feb. 2020 |
3.8 |
|---|
West Virginia |
8.9 |
Feb. 1983 |
18.8 |
July 2008 |
4.0 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
6.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.6 |
Dec. 2018 |
3.0 |
|---|
Wyoming |
6.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
9.6 |
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: September 18, 2020
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United States Department of Labor
