Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2020
rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
1 |
|---|
Vermont |
3.2 |
2 |
|---|
Iowa |
3.6 |
3 |
|---|
South Dakota |
3.6 |
3 |
|---|
Utah |
4.1 |
5 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
4.2 |
6 |
|---|
South Carolina |
4.2 |
6 |
|---|
Georgia |
4.5 |
8 |
|---|
Minnesota |
4.6 |
9 |
|---|
Missouri |
4.6 |
9 |
|---|
North Dakota |
4.8 |
11 |
|---|
Montana |
4.9 |
12 |
|---|
Indiana |
5.0 |
13 |
|---|
Kansas |
5.3 |
14 |
|---|
Virginia |
5.3 |
14 |
|---|
Maine |
5.4 |
16 |
|---|
Idaho |
5.5 |
17 |
|---|
Michigan |
5.5 |
17 |
|---|
Wyoming |
5.5 |
17 |
|---|
Delaware |
5.6 |
20 |
|---|
Ohio |
5.6 |
20 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
5.7 |
22 |
|---|
Alabama |
5.8 |
23 |
|---|
Alaska |
5.9 |
24 |
|---|
Washington |
6.0 |
25 |
|---|
Connecticut |
6.1 |
26 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
6.1 |
26 |
|---|
Arkansas |
6.2 |
28 |
|---|
North Carolina |
6.3 |
29 |
|---|
Colorado |
6.4 |
30 |
|---|
West Virginia |
6.4 |
30 |
|---|
Florida |
6.5 |
32 |
|---|
Illinois |
6.8 |
33 |
|---|
Oregon |
6.9 |
34 |
|---|
Texas |
6.9 |
34 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
7.0 |
36 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
7.3 |
37 |
|---|
Kentucky |
7.4 |
38 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
7.4 |
38 |
|---|
Mississippi |
7.4 |
38 |
|---|
Tennessee |
7.4 |
38 |
|---|
Maryland |
7.8 |
42 |
|---|
Arizona |
8.0 |
43 |
|---|
New Mexico |
8.1 |
44 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
8.2 |
45 |
|---|
New Jersey |
8.2 |
45 |
|---|
California |
9.3 |
47 |
|---|
Louisiana |
9.4 |
48 |
|---|
New York |
9.6 |
49 |
|---|
Nevada |
12.0 |
50 |
|---|
Hawaii |
14.3 |
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: November 20, 2020
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United States Department of Labor
