Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
March 2019 rate |
Rank |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
1 |
Vermont |
2.3 |
1 |
Iowa |
2.4 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
2.4 |
3 |
Hawaii |
2.8 |
5 |
Nebraska |
2.8 |
5 |
South Dakota |
2.8 |
5 |
Idaho |
2.9 |
8 |
Virginia |
2.9 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
2.9 |
8 |
Massachusetts |
3.0 |
11 |
Utah |
3.0 |
11 |
Minnesota |
3.2 |
13 |
South Carolina |
3.2 |
13 |
Tennessee |
3.2 |
13 |
Delaware |
3.3 |
16 |
Missouri |
3.3 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
3.3 |
16 |
Maine |
3.4 |
19 |
Colorado |
3.5 |
20 |
Florida |
3.5 |
20 |
Kansas |
3.5 |
20 |
Indiana |
3.6 |
23 |
Alabama |
3.7 |
24 |
Arkansas |
3.7 |
24 |
Montana |
3.7 |
24 |
Wyoming |
3.7 |
24 |
Maryland |
3.8 |
28 |
Rhode Island |
3.8 |
28 |
Texas |
3.8 |
28 |
Connecticut |
3.9 |
31 |
Georgia |
3.9 |
31 |
Pennsylvania |
3.9 |
31 |
Kentucky |
4.0 |
34 |
Michigan |
4.0 |
34 |
New York |
4.0 |
34 |
North Carolina |
4.0 |
34 |
New Jersey |
4.1 |
38 |
Nevada |
4.2 |
39 |
California |
4.3 |
40 |
Illinois |
4.4 |
41 |
Ohio |
4.4 |
41 |
Oregon |
4.4 |
41 |
Washington |
4.6 |
44 |
Louisiana |
4.7 |
45 |
Mississippi |
4.9 |
46 |
Arizona |
5.0 |
47 |
New Mexico |
5.1 |
48 |
West Virginia |
5.1 |
48 |
District of Columbia |
5.6 |
50 |
Alaska |
6.5 |
51 |
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Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2019
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