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

Hawaii

 2.3 1

Iowa

 2.4 2

New Hampshire

 2.6 3

Idaho

 2.7 4

Minnesota

 2.8 5

Nebraska

 2.8 5

North Dakota

 2.8 5

Vermont

 2.8 5

Virginia

 2.9 9

South Dakota

 3.0 10

Wisconsin

 3.0 10

Missouri

 3.1 12

Colorado

 3.2 13

Utah

 3.2 13

Kansas

 3.3 15

South Carolina

 3.3 15

Florida

 3.4 17

Maine

 3.4 17

Oklahoma

 3.4 17

Arkansas

 3.5 20

Indiana

 3.5 20

Massachusetts

 3.5 20

Georgia

 3.6 23

North Carolina

 3.6 23

Montana

 3.7 25

Tennessee

 3.7 25

Texas

 3.7 25

Oregon

 3.8 28

Rhode Island

 3.8 28

Delaware

 3.9 30

Michigan

 3.9 30

New York

 4.0 32

Alabama

 4.1 33

California

 4.1 33

Maryland

 4.1 33

New Jersey

 4.1 33

Pennsylvania

 4.1 33

Wyoming

 4.1 33

Connecticut

 4.2 39

Illinois

 4.2 39

Washington

 4.3 41

Nevada

 4.4 42

Kentucky

 4.5 43

New Mexico

 4.6 44

Ohio

 4.6 44

Arizona

 4.7 46

Mississippi

 4.7 46

Louisiana

 5.0 48

West Virginia

 5.2 49

District of Columbia

 5.6 50

Alaska

 6.4 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: November 16, 2018