Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State March 2018(p)
rate		 Rank

Hawaii

 2.1 1

New Hampshire

 2.6 2

North Dakota

 2.6 2

Maine

 2.7 4

Iowa

 2.8 5

Nebraska

 2.8 5

Vermont

 2.8 5

Idaho

 2.9 8

Wisconsin

 2.9 8

Colorado

 3.0 10

Utah

 3.1 11

Indiana

 3.2 12

Minnesota

 3.2 12

Kansas

 3.4 14

South Dakota

 3.4 14

Tennessee

 3.4 14

Virginia

 3.4 14

Massachusetts

 3.5 18

Missouri

 3.6 19

Alabama

 3.8 20

Arkansas

 3.8 20

Florida

 3.9 22

Wyoming

 3.9 22

Kentucky

 4.0 24

Oklahoma

 4.0 24

Texas

 4.0 24

Montana

 4.1 27

Oregon

 4.1 27

California

 4.3 29

Delaware

 4.3 29

Maryland

 4.3 29

Georgia

 4.4 32

Louisiana

 4.4 32

Ohio

 4.4 32

South Carolina

 4.4 32

Connecticut

 4.5 36

Mississippi

 4.5 36

North Carolina

 4.5 36

Rhode Island

 4.5 36

Illinois

 4.6 40

New Jersey

 4.6 40

New York

 4.6 40

Michigan

 4.7 43

Pennsylvania

 4.8 44

Washington

 4.8 44

Arizona

 4.9 46

Nevada

 4.9 46

West Virginia

 5.4 48

District of Columbia

 5.6 49

New Mexico

 5.6 49

Alaska

 7.3 51

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary

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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 20, 2018