Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
August 2020
rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
4.0 |
1 |
|---|
Utah |
4.1 |
2 |
|---|
Idaho |
4.2 |
3 |
|---|
South Dakota |
4.8 |
4 |
|---|
Vermont |
4.8 |
4 |
|---|
North Dakota |
5.0 |
6 |
|---|
Alabama |
5.6 |
7 |
|---|
Georgia |
5.6 |
7 |
|---|
Montana |
5.6 |
7 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
5.7 |
10 |
|---|
Arizona |
5.9 |
11 |
|---|
Iowa |
6.0 |
12 |
|---|
Virginia |
6.1 |
13 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
6.2 |
14 |
|---|
South Carolina |
6.3 |
15 |
|---|
Indiana |
6.4 |
16 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
6.5 |
17 |
|---|
North Carolina |
6.5 |
17 |
|---|
Wyoming |
6.6 |
19 |
|---|
Colorado |
6.7 |
20 |
|---|
Texas |
6.8 |
21 |
|---|
Kansas |
6.9 |
22 |
|---|
Maine |
6.9 |
22 |
|---|
Maryland |
6.9 |
22 |
|---|
Missouri |
7.0 |
25 |
|---|
Alaska |
7.4 |
26 |
|---|
Arkansas |
7.4 |
26 |
|---|
Florida |
7.4 |
26 |
|---|
Minnesota |
7.4 |
26 |
|---|
Kentucky |
7.6 |
30 |
|---|
Louisiana |
7.6 |
30 |
|---|
Oregon |
7.7 |
32 |
|---|
Mississippi |
7.9 |
33 |
|---|
Connecticut |
8.1 |
34 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
8.5 |
35 |
|---|
Tennessee |
8.5 |
35 |
|---|
Washington |
8.5 |
35 |
|---|
Michigan |
8.7 |
38 |
|---|
Delaware |
8.9 |
39 |
|---|
Ohio |
8.9 |
39 |
|---|
West Virginia |
8.9 |
39 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
10.3 |
42 |
|---|
New Jersey |
10.9 |
43 |
|---|
Illinois |
11.0 |
44 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
11.3 |
45 |
|---|
New Mexico |
11.3 |
45 |
|---|
California |
11.4 |
47 |
|---|
Hawaii |
12.5 |
48 |
|---|
New York |
12.5 |
48 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
12.8 |
50 |
|---|
Nevada |
13.2 |
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: September 18, 2020
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United States Department of Labor
