Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
August 2021
rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
2.2 |
1 |
Utah |
2.6 |
2 |
Idaho |
2.9 |
3 |
South Dakota |
2.9 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
3.0 |
5 |
Vermont |
3.0 |
5 |
Alabama |
3.1 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
3.2 |
8 |
Georgia |
3.5 |
9 |
Montana |
3.5 |
9 |
North Dakota |
3.6 |
11 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
12 |
Minnesota |
3.8 |
12 |
Wisconsin |
3.9 |
14 |
Missouri |
4.0 |
15 |
Virginia |
4.0 |
15 |
Indiana |
4.1 |
17 |
Iowa |
4.1 |
17 |
Arkansas |
4.2 |
19 |
South Carolina |
4.2 |
19 |
Kentucky |
4.3 |
21 |
North Carolina |
4.3 |
21 |
Tennessee |
4.6 |
23 |
Michigan |
4.7 |
24 |
West Virginia |
4.8 |
25 |
Maine |
4.9 |
26 |
Oregon |
4.9 |
26 |
Wyoming |
4.9 |
26 |
Florida |
5.0 |
29 |
Massachusetts |
5.0 |
29 |
Washington |
5.1 |
31 |
Delaware |
5.4 |
32 |
Ohio |
5.4 |
32 |
Rhode Island |
5.8 |
34 |
Colorado |
5.9 |
35 |
Maryland |
5.9 |
35 |
Texas |
5.9 |
35 |
Mississippi |
6.0 |
38 |
Arizona |
6.2 |
39 |
Louisiana |
6.2 |
39 |
Alaska |
6.4 |
41 |
Pennsylvania |
6.4 |
41 |
District of Columbia |
6.5 |
43 |
Hawaii |
7.0 |
44 |
Illinois |
7.0 |
44 |
Connecticut |
7.2 |
46 |
New Jersey |
7.2 |
46 |
New Mexico |
7.2 |
46 |
New York |
7.4 |
49 |
California |
7.5 |
50 |
Nevada |
7.7 |
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 17, 2021
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United States Department of Labor
