Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
February 2021
rate |
Rank |
South Dakota |
2.9 |
1 |
Utah |
3.0 |
2 |
Nebraska |
3.1 |
3 |
Vermont |
3.1 |
3 |
Kansas |
3.2 |
5 |
Idaho |
3.3 |
6 |
New Hampshire |
3.3 |
6 |
Iowa |
3.6 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
3.8 |
9 |
Montana |
3.9 |
10 |
Alabama |
4.0 |
11 |
Indiana |
4.0 |
11 |
Missouri |
4.2 |
13 |
Minnesota |
4.3 |
14 |
Oklahoma |
4.4 |
15 |
Arkansas |
4.5 |
16 |
Florida |
4.7 |
17 |
North Dakota |
4.7 |
17 |
Georgia |
4.8 |
19 |
Maine |
4.8 |
19 |
Tennessee |
4.9 |
21 |
Ohio |
5.0 |
22 |
Kentucky |
5.2 |
23 |
Michigan |
5.2 |
23 |
South Carolina |
5.2 |
23 |
Virginia |
5.2 |
23 |
Wyoming |
5.3 |
27 |
Washington |
5.6 |
28 |
North Carolina |
5.7 |
29 |
Oregon |
6.1 |
30 |
Maryland |
6.2 |
31 |
West Virginia |
6.2 |
31 |
Delaware |
6.3 |
33 |
Mississippi |
6.3 |
33 |
Alaska |
6.6 |
35 |
Colorado |
6.6 |
35 |
Arizona |
6.9 |
37 |
Texas |
6.9 |
37 |
Massachusetts |
7.1 |
39 |
Pennsylvania |
7.3 |
40 |
Rhode Island |
7.3 |
40 |
Illinois |
7.4 |
42 |
Louisiana |
7.6 |
43 |
New Jersey |
7.8 |
44 |
District of Columbia |
8.1 |
45 |
Nevada |
8.3 |
46 |
New Mexico |
8.3 |
46 |
California |
8.5 |
48 |
Connecticut |
8.5 |
48 |
New York |
8.9 |
50 |
Hawaii |
9.2 |
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: March 26, 2021
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United States Department of Labor
