Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
August 2022
rate |
Rank |
Minnesota |
1.9 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
2.0 |
2 |
Utah |
2.0 |
2 |
Nebraska |
2.1 |
4 |
Vermont |
2.1 |
4 |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
6 |
South Dakota |
2.3 |
6 |
Kansas |
2.5 |
8 |
Missouri |
2.5 |
8 |
Alabama |
2.6 |
10 |
Iowa |
2.6 |
10 |
Virginia |
2.6 |
10 |
Florida |
2.7 |
13 |
Idaho |
2.7 |
13 |
Georgia |
2.8 |
15 |
Indiana |
2.8 |
15 |
Montana |
2.8 |
15 |
Rhode Island |
2.8 |
15 |
Maine |
3.1 |
19 |
Oklahoma |
3.1 |
19 |
South Carolina |
3.1 |
19 |
Wisconsin |
3.1 |
19 |
Wyoming |
3.1 |
19 |
Arkansas |
3.4 |
24 |
Colorado |
3.4 |
24 |
Tennessee |
3.4 |
24 |
Arizona |
3.5 |
27 |
Louisiana |
3.5 |
27 |
North Carolina |
3.5 |
27 |
Massachusetts |
3.6 |
30 |
Mississippi |
3.6 |
30 |
Oregon |
3.7 |
32 |
Washington |
3.7 |
32 |
Kentucky |
3.8 |
34 |
West Virginia |
3.9 |
35 |
New Jersey |
4.0 |
36 |
Ohio |
4.0 |
36 |
California |
4.1 |
38 |
Connecticut |
4.1 |
38 |
Hawaii |
4.1 |
38 |
Michigan |
4.1 |
38 |
Texas |
4.1 |
38 |
Pennsylvania |
4.2 |
43 |
Maryland |
4.3 |
44 |
Nevada |
4.4 |
45 |
New Mexico |
4.4 |
45 |
Delaware |
4.5 |
47 |
Illinois |
4.5 |
47 |
Alaska |
4.6 |
49 |
New York |
4.7 |
50 |
District of Columbia |
5.1 |
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: September 16, 2022
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United States Department of Labor
