Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2021
rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
1.9 |
1 |
Utah |
2.2 |
2 |
Oklahoma |
2.7 |
3 |
Idaho |
2.8 |
4 |
South Dakota |
2.8 |
4 |
Vermont |
2.8 |
4 |
New Hampshire |
2.9 |
7 |
Alabama |
3.1 |
8 |
Georgia |
3.1 |
8 |
Montana |
3.1 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
3.2 |
11 |
Indiana |
3.3 |
12 |
North Dakota |
3.3 |
12 |
Minnesota |
3.5 |
14 |
Virginia |
3.6 |
15 |
Arkansas |
3.7 |
16 |
Missouri |
3.7 |
16 |
Iowa |
3.9 |
18 |
Kansas |
3.9 |
18 |
South Carolina |
3.9 |
18 |
North Carolina |
4.1 |
21 |
Wyoming |
4.1 |
21 |
Kentucky |
4.2 |
23 |
Tennessee |
4.2 |
23 |
West Virginia |
4.3 |
25 |
Oregon |
4.4 |
26 |
Florida |
4.6 |
27 |
Maine |
4.9 |
28 |
Washington |
5.0 |
29 |
Ohio |
5.1 |
30 |
Arizona |
5.2 |
31 |
Delaware |
5.3 |
32 |
Massachusetts |
5.3 |
32 |
Colorado |
5.4 |
34 |
Louisiana |
5.4 |
34 |
Rhode Island |
5.4 |
34 |
Texas |
5.4 |
34 |
Mississippi |
5.5 |
38 |
Maryland |
5.7 |
39 |
Illinois |
6.0 |
40 |
Pennsylvania |
6.0 |
40 |
Alaska |
6.1 |
42 |
Michigan |
6.1 |
42 |
District of Columbia |
6.3 |
44 |
Hawaii |
6.3 |
44 |
Connecticut |
6.4 |
46 |
New Mexico |
6.5 |
47 |
New York |
6.9 |
48 |
New Jersey |
7.0 |
49 |
California |
7.3 |
50 |
Nevada |
7.3 |
50 |
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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: November 19, 2021
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United States Department of Labor
