Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2023
rate |
Rank |
Maryland |
1.7 |
1 |
North Dakota |
1.9 |
2 |
South Dakota |
2.0 |
3 |
Vermont |
2.0 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
2.1 |
5 |
Nebraska |
2.2 |
6 |
Alabama |
2.3 |
7 |
Rhode Island |
2.7 |
8 |
Utah |
2.7 |
8 |
Virginia |
2.7 |
8 |
Florida |
2.8 |
11 |
Maine |
2.8 |
11 |
Massachusetts |
2.8 |
11 |
Montana |
2.8 |
11 |
Hawaii |
2.9 |
15 |
Kansas |
2.9 |
15 |
South Carolina |
2.9 |
15 |
Wyoming |
2.9 |
15 |
Arkansas |
3.1 |
19 |
Missouri |
3.1 |
19 |
Idaho |
3.2 |
21 |
Iowa |
3.2 |
21 |
Minnesota |
3.2 |
21 |
Oklahoma |
3.2 |
21 |
Wisconsin |
3.2 |
21 |
Colorado |
3.3 |
26 |
Louisiana |
3.3 |
26 |
Mississippi |
3.3 |
26 |
Tennessee |
3.3 |
26 |
Georgia |
3.4 |
30 |
North Carolina |
3.4 |
30 |
Pennsylvania |
3.4 |
30 |
Connecticut |
3.5 |
33 |
Indiana |
3.6 |
34 |
Ohio |
3.6 |
34 |
Oregon |
3.6 |
34 |
New Mexico |
3.8 |
37 |
Washington |
3.8 |
37 |
West Virginia |
4.0 |
39 |
Michigan |
4.1 |
40 |
Texas |
4.1 |
40 |
Arizona |
4.2 |
42 |
Delaware |
4.2 |
42 |
Kentucky |
4.2 |
42 |
New York |
4.2 |
42 |
Alaska |
4.3 |
46 |
Illinois |
4.6 |
47 |
New Jersey |
4.6 |
47 |
California |
4.8 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
5.0 |
50 |
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: November 17, 2023
United States Department of Labor
