Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State July 2017(p)
rate		 Rank

North Dakota

 2.2 1

Colorado

 2.4 2

Hawaii

 2.7 3

Nebraska

 2.8 4

New Hampshire

 2.8 4

Idaho

 3.0 6

Indiana

 3.1 7

South Dakota

 3.1 7

Vermont

 3.1 7

Iowa

 3.2 10

Wisconsin

 3.2 10

Arkansas

 3.4 12

Tennessee

 3.4 12

Utah

 3.5 14

Kansas

 3.7 15

Maine

 3.7 15

Michigan

 3.7 15

Minnesota

 3.7 15

Missouri

 3.8 19

Oregon

 3.8 19

Virginia

 3.8 19

Montana

 3.9 22

South Carolina

 3.9 22

Maryland

 4.0 24

Wyoming

 4.0 24

Florida

 4.1 26

North Carolina

 4.1 26

New Jersey

 4.2 28

Massachusetts

 4.3 29

Rhode Island

 4.3 29

Texas

 4.3 29

Oklahoma

 4.4 32

Alabama

 4.5 33

Washington

 4.5 33

Georgia

 4.7 35

New York

 4.7 35

West Virginia

 4.7 35

California

 4.8 38

Delaware

 4.8 38

Illinois

 4.8 38

Nevada

 4.8 38

Connecticut

 5.0 42

Pennsylvania

 5.0 42

Arizona

 5.1 44

Mississippi

 5.2 45

Ohio

 5.2 45

Kentucky

 5.3 47

Louisiana

 5.3 47

New Mexico

 6.3 49

District of Columbia

 6.4 50

Alaska

 7.0 51

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary

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.

 

Last Modified Date: August 18, 2017