Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
December 2023
rate |
Rank |
Maryland |
1.9 |
1 |
North Dakota |
1.9 |
1 |
South Dakota |
2.0 |
3 |
Vermont |
2.2 |
4 |
Nebraska |
2.3 |
5 |
New Hampshire |
2.5 |
6 |
Alabama |
2.6 |
7 |
Kansas |
2.8 |
8 |
Utah |
2.8 |
8 |
Hawaii |
2.9 |
10 |
Minnesota |
2.9 |
10 |
Florida |
3.0 |
12 |
South Carolina |
3.0 |
12 |
Virginia |
3.0 |
12 |
Wyoming |
3.0 |
12 |
Iowa |
3.2 |
16 |
Maine |
3.2 |
16 |
Massachusetts |
3.2 |
16 |
Montana |
3.2 |
16 |
Rhode Island |
3.2 |
16 |
Idaho |
3.3 |
21 |
Mississippi |
3.3 |
21 |
Missouri |
3.3 |
21 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
21 |
Arkansas |
3.4 |
25 |
Colorado |
3.4 |
25 |
Georgia |
3.4 |
25 |
Oklahoma |
3.4 |
25 |
North Carolina |
3.5 |
29 |
Pennsylvania |
3.5 |
29 |
Tennessee |
3.5 |
29 |
Indiana |
3.6 |
32 |
Louisiana |
3.7 |
33 |
Ohio |
3.7 |
33 |
Oregon |
3.7 |
33 |
Connecticut |
3.8 |
36 |
New Mexico |
4.0 |
37 |
Texas |
4.0 |
37 |
Delaware |
4.2 |
39 |
Washington |
4.2 |
39 |
Arizona |
4.3 |
41 |
Kentucky |
4.3 |
41 |
Michigan |
4.3 |
41 |
West Virginia |
4.3 |
41 |
Alaska |
4.5 |
45 |
New York |
4.5 |
45 |
Illinois |
4.8 |
47 |
New Jersey |
4.8 |
47 |
California |
5.1 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
5.1 |
49 |
Nevada |
5.4 |
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: January 23, 2024
United States Department of Labor
