Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
November 2016 rate |
Rank |
New Hampshire |
2.7 |
1 |
South Dakota |
2.7 |
1 |
Massachusetts |
2.9 |
3 |
North Dakota |
2.9 |
3 |
Hawaii |
3.0 |
5 |
Utah |
3.1 |
6 |
Colorado |
3.2 |
7 |
Vermont |
3.2 |
7 |
Nebraska |
3.4 |
9 |
Idaho |
3.8 |
10 |
Iowa |
3.8 |
10 |
Minnesota |
3.8 |
10 |
Arkansas |
4.0 |
13 |
Maine |
4.0 |
13 |
Montana |
4.0 |
13 |
Wisconsin |
4.1 |
16 |
Indiana |
4.2 |
17 |
Maryland |
4.2 |
17 |
Virginia |
4.2 |
17 |
Delaware |
4.3 |
20 |
Kansas |
4.3 |
20 |
South Carolina |
4.4 |
22 |
Texas |
4.6 |
23 |
Connecticut |
4.7 |
24 |
Missouri |
4.7 |
24 |
Kentucky |
4.8 |
26 |
Tennessee |
4.8 |
26 |
Florida |
4.9 |
28 |
Michigan |
4.9 |
28 |
Ohio |
4.9 |
28 |
Wyoming |
4.9 |
28 |
Arizona |
5.0 |
32 |
New Jersey |
5.0 |
32 |
North Carolina |
5.0 |
32 |
Oregon |
5.0 |
32 |
New York |
5.1 |
36 |
Oklahoma |
5.1 |
36 |
Nevada |
5.2 |
38 |
California |
5.3 |
39 |
Georgia |
5.3 |
39 |
Rhode Island |
5.3 |
39 |
Washington |
5.3 |
39 |
Illinois |
5.6 |
43 |
Mississippi |
5.7 |
44 |
Pennsylvania |
5.7 |
44 |
Alabama |
5.9 |
46 |
District of Columbia |
6.0 |
47 |
West Virginia |
6.0 |
47 |
Louisiana |
6.2 |
49 |
New Mexico |
6.7 |
50 |
Alaska |
6.8 |
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: December 16, 2016
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