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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows

Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally Adjusted
State September 2024(p)
rate
Historical High Historical Low
Date Rate Date Rate

Alabama

2.9 Jan. 1983 14.9 June 2023 2.3

Alaska

4.6 May 2020 11.8 Mar. 2023 3.8

Arizona

3.5 Apr. 2020 13.8 June 2024 3.3

Arkansas

3.3 Apr. 2020 10.1 Apr. 2023 2.8

California

5.3 Apr. 2020 16.1 Aug. 2022 3.8

Colorado

4.0 May 2020 11.7 May 2017 2.4

Connecticut

3.2 May 2020 11.8 Aug. 2000 2.0

Delaware

4.2 May 2020 13.4 May 1988 2.8

District of Columbia

5.7 Mar. 1983 11.3 Aug. 2022 4.0

Florida

3.3 May 2020 14.2 June 2006 2.4

Georgia

3.6 Apr. 2020 12.4 May 2022 3.0

Hawaii

2.9 Apr. 2020 22.5 Dec. 2017 1.9

Idaho

3.6 Apr. 2020 11.8 May 2022 2.7

Illinois

5.3 Apr. 2020 18.1 Dec. 2019 3.6

Indiana

4.3 Apr. 2020 16.8 Mar. 2022 2.8

Iowa

2.9 Apr. 2020 11.0 Apr. 2022 2.5

Kansas

3.3 Apr. 2020 12.1 May 2022 2.5

Kentucky

4.9 Apr. 2020 16.8 Apr. 2022 3.9

Louisiana

3.9 Apr. 2020 13.5 June 2023 3.3

Maine

2.8 May 2020 9.5 Apr. 2023 2.4

Maryland

2.9 Apr. 2020 9.0 July 2023 1.9

Massachusetts

3.8 Apr. 2020 17.4 Nov. 2000 2.7

Michigan

4.5 Apr. 2020 22.6 Feb. 2000 3.2

Minnesota

3.4 May 2020 11.2 June 2022 2.3

Mississippi

2.8 Apr. 2020 15.6 Aug. 2024 2.7

Missouri

3.9 Apr. 2020 11.6 June 2022 2.3

Montana

3.3 Apr. 2020 12.0 Mar. 2023 2.5

Nebraska

2.7 Apr. 2020 8.2 Apr. 2022 1.9

Nevada

5.6 Apr. 2020 30.6 Feb. 1999 3.8

New Hampshire

2.5 Apr. 2020 16.0 May 2023 1.8

New Jersey

4.7 May 2020 15.4 Aug. 2022 3.1

New Mexico

4.2 Mar. 1983 10.5 Aug. 2022 3.4

New York

4.4 May 2020 16.7 June 2019 3.7

North Carolina

3.8 Apr. 2020 14.2 Mar. 1999 3.1

North Dakota

2.3 Apr. 2020 8.7 Aug. 2023 1.8

Ohio

4.5 Apr. 2020 16.5 June 2023 3.3

Oklahoma

3.4 Apr. 2020 12.5 Apr. 2023 2.9

Oregon

4.0 Apr. 2020 13.7 May 2023 3.4

Pennsylvania

3.4 Apr. 2020 16.1 July 2023 3.2

Rhode Island

4.6 Apr. 2020 17.9 June 2023 2.6

South Carolina

4.5 Dec. 2009 12.1 Oct. 2019 2.4

South Dakota

2.0 Apr. 2020 8.8 May 2023 1.9

Tennessee

3.2 Apr. 2020 15.8 July 2024 3.0

Texas

4.1 Apr. 2020 12.8 June 2019 3.4

Utah

3.5 Apr. 2020 10.0 Mar. 2022 2.2

Vermont

2.2 Apr. 2020 14.1 May 2023 1.7

Virginia

2.9 Apr. 2020 12.0 Nov. 2000 2.1

Washington

4.8 Apr. 2020 16.7 Jan. 2020 3.7

West Virginia

4.2 Mar. 1983 18.4 Apr. 2023 3.5

Wisconsin

2.9 Apr. 2020 14.0 Mar. 2023 2.6

Wyoming

3.1 Jan. 1987 9.1 May 1979 2.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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.

 

Last Modified Date: October 22, 2024