Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
September 2020 rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
3.5 |
1 |
South Dakota |
4.1 |
2 |
Vermont |
4.2 |
3 |
North Dakota |
4.4 |
4 |
Iowa |
4.7 |
5 |
Missouri |
4.9 |
6 |
Utah |
5.0 |
7 |
South Carolina |
5.1 |
8 |
Montana |
5.3 |
9 |
Oklahoma |
5.3 |
9 |
Wisconsin |
5.4 |
11 |
Kentucky |
5.6 |
12 |
Kansas |
5.9 |
13 |
Minnesota |
6.0 |
14 |
New Hampshire |
6.0 |
14 |
Idaho |
6.1 |
16 |
Maine |
6.1 |
16 |
Wyoming |
6.1 |
16 |
Indiana |
6.2 |
19 |
Virginia |
6.2 |
19 |
Tennessee |
6.3 |
21 |
Colorado |
6.4 |
22 |
Georgia |
6.4 |
22 |
Alabama |
6.6 |
24 |
Arizona |
6.7 |
25 |
New Jersey |
6.7 |
25 |
Mississippi |
7.1 |
27 |
Alaska |
7.2 |
28 |
Maryland |
7.2 |
28 |
Arkansas |
7.3 |
30 |
North Carolina |
7.3 |
30 |
Florida |
7.6 |
32 |
Connecticut |
7.8 |
33 |
Washington |
7.8 |
33 |
Oregon |
8.0 |
35 |
Louisiana |
8.1 |
36 |
Pennsylvania |
8.1 |
36 |
Delaware |
8.2 |
38 |
Texas |
8.3 |
39 |
Ohio |
8.4 |
40 |
Michigan |
8.5 |
41 |
West Virginia |
8.6 |
42 |
District of Columbia |
8.7 |
43 |
New Mexico |
9.4 |
44 |
Massachusetts |
9.6 |
45 |
New York |
9.7 |
46 |
Illinois |
10.2 |
47 |
Rhode Island |
10.5 |
48 |
California |
11.0 |
49 |
Nevada |
12.6 |
50 |
Hawaii |
15.1 |
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: October 20, 2020
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