Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows
Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally
Adjusted
| State |
September 2025
rate |
Historical High |
Historical Low |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Alabama |
2.8 |
Jan. 1983 |
14.7 |
June 2023 |
2.3 |
Alaska |
4.7 |
May 2020 |
11.7 |
Aug. 2022 |
3.8 |
Arizona |
4.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.8 |
Mar. 2024 |
3.3 |
Arkansas |
3.9 |
Feb. 1983 |
10.2 |
May 2023 |
2.9 |
California |
5.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.1 |
Aug. 2022 |
3.8 |
Colorado |
4.1 |
May 2020 |
11.7 |
May 2017 |
2.4 |
Connecticut |
3.8 |
May 2020 |
11.9 |
Nov. 2000 |
2.1 |
Delaware |
4.5 |
May 2020 |
13.4 |
Feb. 1989 |
2.9 |
District of Columbia |
6.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.3 |
Aug. 2022 |
4.0 |
Florida |
3.9 |
May 2020 |
14.1 |
Apr. 2023 |
2.8 |
Georgia |
3.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.5 |
July 2022 |
3.1 |
Hawaii |
2.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
22.5 |
Dec. 2017 |
2.0 |
Idaho |
3.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.8 |
Apr. 2022 |
2.7 |
Illinois |
4.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
18.3 |
Dec. 2019 |
3.6 |
Indiana |
3.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.9 |
Apr. 1999 |
2.7 |
Iowa |
3.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.0 |
Oct. 2018 |
2.5 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.1 |
Feb. 2022 |
2.5 |
Kentucky |
4.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.7 |
June 2022 |
4.0 |
Louisiana |
4.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.5 |
June 2023 |
3.5 |
Maine |
3.2 |
May 2020 |
9.5 |
Apr. 2023 |
2.4 |
Maryland |
3.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
9.0 |
June 2023 |
1.9 |
Massachusetts |
4.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.8 |
Nov. 2000 |
2.7 |
Michigan |
5.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
22.7 |
Feb. 2000 |
3.2 |
Minnesota |
3.7 |
May 2020 |
11.1 |
July 2022 |
2.3 |
Mississippi |
3.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
15.6 |
May 2024 |
2.8 |
Missouri |
4.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.6 |
June 2022 |
2.3 |
Montana |
3.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.9 |
Feb. 2023 |
2.4 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
8.2 |
Apr. 2022 |
2.0 |
Nevada |
5.3 |
Apr. 2020 |
30.5 |
Mar. 2000 |
3.9 |
New Hampshire |
3.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.0 |
June 1987 |
2.1 |
New Jersey |
5.2 |
May 2020 |
15.4 |
Aug. 2022 |
3.0 |
New Mexico |
4.1 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.5 |
Aug. 2022 |
3.4 |
New York |
4.2 |
May 2020 |
16.7 |
Aug. 2022 |
3.8 |
North Carolina |
3.7 |
Apr. 2020 |
14.2 |
May 1999 |
3.2 |
North Dakota |
2.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
8.7 |
June 2023 |
1.9 |
Ohio |
4.8 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.5 |
June 2023 |
3.4 |
Oklahoma |
3.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.5 |
Apr. 2022 |
2.9 |
Oregon |
5.2 |
Apr. 2020 |
13.7 |
Jan. 2020 |
3.4 |
Pennsylvania |
4.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
16.1 |
July 2023 |
3.5 |
Rhode Island |
4.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.9 |
June 2023 |
2.6 |
South Carolina |
4.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.7 |
Oct. 2019 |
2.4 |
South Dakota |
2.0 |
Apr. 2020 |
8.8 |
Mar. 2024 |
1.7 |
Tennessee |
3.6 |
Apr. 2020 |
15.7 |
Mar. 2024 |
3.1 |
Texas |
4.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
12.8 |
June 2019 |
3.4 |
Utah |
3.4 |
Apr. 2020 |
10.0 |
Feb. 2022 |
2.2 |
Vermont |
2.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
14.1 |
May 2023 |
1.7 |
Virginia |
3.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
11.9 |
Dec. 2000 |
2.2 |
Washington |
4.5 |
Apr. 2020 |
17.1 |
Jan. 2020 |
3.6 |
West Virginia |
4.0 |
Feb. 1983 |
18.3 |
Mar. 2023 |
3.5 |
Wisconsin |
3.1 |
Apr. 2020 |
14.1 |
Apr. 2023 |
2.6 |
Wyoming |
3.3 |
Jan. 1987 |
8.9 |
May 1979 |
2.4 |
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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.
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Last Modified Date: December 11, 2025
United States Department of Labor
