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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State December 2021
rate
Rank

Nebraska

2.3 1

Utah

2.3 1

Indiana

2.7 3

Kansas

2.8 4

Oklahoma

2.8 4

Montana

2.9 6

South Dakota

2.9 6

Minnesota

3.0 8

New Hampshire

3.0 8

Alabama

3.1 10

Idaho

3.1 10

North Dakota

3.1 10

Vermont

3.1 10

Wisconsin

3.1 10

Arkansas

3.3 15

Georgia

3.3 15

Virginia

3.3 15

Florida

3.5 18

South Carolina

3.6 19

Tennessee

3.6 19

Arizona

3.9 21

Iowa

3.9 21

Missouri

3.9 21

Wyoming

4.0 24

Maine

4.1 25

North Carolina

4.1 25

Colorado

4.2 27

Oregon

4.2 27

Hawaii

4.3 29

West Virginia

4.3 29

Louisiana

4.4 31

Ohio

4.5 32

Rhode Island

4.5 32

Washington

4.5 32

Kentucky

4.6 35

Massachusetts

4.6 35

Mississippi

4.7 37

Delaware

4.8 38

Texas

4.8 38

Connecticut

5.1 40

Illinois

5.1 40

Michigan

5.1 40

New Jersey

5.1 40

Nevada

5.3 44

Maryland

5.4 45

New York

5.4 45

Alaska

5.5 47

Pennsylvania

5.5 47

California

5.8 49

New Mexico

5.9 50

District of Columbia

6.1 51

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates from January 2017 through December 2021 were subject to revision on March 2, 2022.

 

Last Modified Date: March 2, 2022