Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
April 2019
rate |
Historical High |
Historical Low |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Alabama |
3.8 |
Dec. 1982 |
15.5 |
Mar. 2019 |
3.7 |
|---|
Alaska |
6.5 |
Aug. 1986 |
11.2 |
June 2007 |
6.3 |
|---|
Arizona |
4.9 |
Dec. 1982 |
11.5 |
July 2007 |
3.6 |
|---|
Arkansas |
3.6 |
Feb. 1983 |
10.3 |
Apr. 2019 |
3.6 |
|---|
California |
4.3 |
Nov. 2010 |
12.3 |
Dec. 2018 |
4.1 |
|---|
Colorado |
3.4 |
Dec. 2010 |
8.9 |
June 2017 |
2.6 |
|---|
Connecticut |
3.8 |
Mar. 1976 |
9.8 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.2 |
|---|
Delaware |
3.2 |
Dec. 1976 |
9.8 |
June 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
5.6 |
Sept. 1983 |
11.3 |
Sept. 1989 |
4.8 |
|---|
Florida |
3.4 |
Jan. 2010 |
11.3 |
Mar. 2006 |
3.1 |
|---|
Georgia |
3.8 |
Dec. 2010 |
10.6 |
Dec. 2000 |
3.4 |
|---|
Hawaii |
2.8 |
Mar. 1976 |
10.2 |
Nov. 2017 |
2.2 |
|---|
Idaho |
2.8 |
Dec. 1982 |
10.2 |
Oct. 2018 |
2.7 |
|---|
Illinois |
4.4 |
Feb. 1983 |
13.1 |
Feb. 1999 |
4.1 |
|---|
Indiana |
3.6 |
Dec. 1982 |
12.6 |
Oct. 2000 |
2.9 |
|---|
Iowa |
2.4 |
Jan. 1983 |
9.1 |
Apr. 2019 |
2.4 |
|---|
Kansas |
3.5 |
Aug. 2009 |
7.3 |
Aug. 1978 |
2.9 |
|---|
Kentucky |
4.0 |
Mar. 1983 |
12.0 |
Apr. 2019 |
4.0 |
|---|
Louisiana |
4.5 |
Nov. 1986 |
13.1 |
Oct. 2007 |
4.1 |
|---|
Maine |
3.3 |
Jan. 1977 |
9.0 |
Mar. 2018 |
3.2 |
|---|
Maryland |
3.8 |
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 |
3.3 |
Jan. 1983 |
8.9 |
Feb. 1999 |
2.5 |
|---|
Mississippi |
4.9 |
Apr. 1983 |
12.8 |
Jan. 2019 |
4.7 |
|---|
Missouri |
3.3 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.6 |
Oct. 2018 |
3.0 |
|---|
Montana |
3.6 |
May 1983 |
8.8 |
Feb. 2007 |
2.9 |
|---|
Nebraska |
2.9 |
Feb. 1983 |
6.3 |
Oct. 1990 |
2.3 |
|---|
Nevada |
4.0 |
Nov. 2010 |
13.7 |
Feb. 1999 |
3.8 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
2.4 |
July 1992 |
7.4 |
Mar. 1988 |
2.2 |
|---|
New Jersey |
3.9 |
Jan. 1977 |
10.7 |
June 2000 |
3.6 |
|---|
New Mexico |
5.0 |
Mar. 1983 |
10.5 |
Sept. 2007 |
3.7 |
|---|
New York |
3.9 |
Feb. 1976 |
10.3 |
Oct. 2018 |
3.8 |
|---|
North Carolina |
4.0 |
Mar. 2010 |
11.4 |
Apr. 1999 |
3.0 |
|---|
North Dakota |
2.3 |
Feb. 1983 |
6.2 |
Apr. 2019 |
2.3 |
|---|
Ohio |
4.3 |
Jan. 1983 |
14.0 |
Feb. 2001 |
3.7 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
3.3 |
Apr. 1983 |
8.9 |
Dec. 2000 |
2.9 |
|---|
Oregon |
4.3 |
May 2009 |
11.9 |
July 2018 |
4.0 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
3.8 |
Feb. 1983 |
12.7 |
Apr. 2019 |
3.8 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
3.7 |
Aug. 2010 |
11.3 |
July 1988 |
3.0 |
|---|
South Carolina |
3.4 |
Jan. 1983 |
11.8 |
Mar. 2019 |
3.2 |
|---|
South Dakota |
2.8 |
Jan. 1983 |
5.9 |
July 2000 |
2.4 |
|---|
Tennessee |
3.2 |
Jan. 1983 |
12.9 |
Apr. 2019 |
3.2 |
|---|
Texas |
3.7 |
Nov. 1986 |
9.2 |
Apr. 2019 |
3.7 |
|---|
Utah |
2.9 |
Mar. 1983 |
9.6 |
Apr. 2007 |
2.4 |
|---|
Vermont |
2.2 |
Apr. 1976 |
8.7 |
Apr. 2019 |
2.2 |
|---|
Virginia |
2.9 |
Dec. 1982 |
7.9 |
Nov. 2000 |
2.1 |
|---|
Washington |
4.7 |
Nov. 1982 |
12.2 |
Oct. 2018 |
4.4 |
|---|
West Virginia |
4.9 |
Feb. 1983 |
18.8 |
July 2008 |
4.0 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
2.8 |
Jan. 1983 |
11.9 |
Apr. 2019 |
2.8 |
|---|
Wyoming |
3.6 |
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: May 17, 2019
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