Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
July 2020 rate |
Rank |
Utah |
4.5 |
1 |
Nebraska |
4.8 |
2 |
Idaho |
5.0 |
3 |
Kentucky |
5.7 |
4 |
South Dakota |
6.3 |
5 |
Montana |
6.4 |
6 |
Iowa |
6.6 |
7 |
North Dakota |
6.6 |
7 |
Missouri |
6.9 |
9 |
Wisconsin |
7.0 |
10 |
Arkansas |
7.1 |
11 |
Oklahoma |
7.1 |
11 |
Wyoming |
7.1 |
11 |
Kansas |
7.2 |
14 |
Colorado |
7.4 |
15 |
Georgia |
7.6 |
16 |
Maryland |
7.6 |
16 |
Minnesota |
7.7 |
18 |
Indiana |
7.8 |
19 |
Alabama |
7.9 |
20 |
Texas |
8.0 |
21 |
Virginia |
8.0 |
21 |
New Hampshire |
8.1 |
23 |
Vermont |
8.3 |
24 |
District of Columbia |
8.4 |
25 |
North Carolina |
8.5 |
26 |
South Carolina |
8.6 |
27 |
Michigan |
8.7 |
28 |
Ohio |
8.9 |
29 |
Louisiana |
9.4 |
30 |
Tennessee |
9.5 |
31 |
Maine |
9.9 |
32 |
West Virginia |
9.9 |
32 |
Connecticut |
10.2 |
34 |
Washington |
10.3 |
35 |
Delaware |
10.4 |
36 |
Oregon |
10.4 |
36 |
Arizona |
10.6 |
38 |
Mississippi |
10.8 |
39 |
Rhode Island |
11.2 |
40 |
Florida |
11.3 |
41 |
Illinois |
11.3 |
41 |
Alaska |
11.6 |
43 |
New Mexico |
12.7 |
44 |
Hawaii |
13.1 |
45 |
California |
13.3 |
46 |
Pennsylvania |
13.7 |
47 |
New Jersey |
13.8 |
48 |
Nevada |
14.0 |
49 |
New York |
15.9 |
50 |
Massachusetts |
16.1 |
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: August 21, 2020
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