Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
December 2022
rate |
Rank |
Utah |
2.2 |
1 |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
2 |
South Dakota |
2.3 |
2 |
Florida |
2.5 |
4 |
Minnesota |
2.5 |
4 |
Nebraska |
2.6 |
6 |
Vermont |
2.6 |
6 |
New Hampshire |
2.7 |
8 |
Alabama |
2.8 |
9 |
Missouri |
2.8 |
9 |
Montana |
2.8 |
9 |
Idaho |
2.9 |
12 |
Kansas |
2.9 |
12 |
Georgia |
3.0 |
14 |
Virginia |
3.0 |
14 |
Indiana |
3.1 |
16 |
Iowa |
3.1 |
16 |
Hawaii |
3.2 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
3.2 |
18 |
Colorado |
3.3 |
20 |
Massachusetts |
3.3 |
20 |
South Carolina |
3.3 |
20 |
New Jersey |
3.4 |
23 |
Oklahoma |
3.4 |
23 |
Louisiana |
3.5 |
25 |
Rhode Island |
3.5 |
25 |
Tennessee |
3.5 |
25 |
Arkansas |
3.6 |
28 |
Wyoming |
3.7 |
29 |
Maine |
3.8 |
30 |
New Mexico |
3.9 |
31 |
North Carolina |
3.9 |
31 |
Pennsylvania |
3.9 |
31 |
Texas |
3.9 |
31 |
Arizona |
4.0 |
35 |
Kentucky |
4.0 |
35 |
Maryland |
4.0 |
35 |
Mississippi |
4.0 |
35 |
California |
4.1 |
39 |
West Virginia |
4.1 |
39 |
Connecticut |
4.2 |
41 |
Ohio |
4.2 |
41 |
Washington |
4.2 |
41 |
Alaska |
4.3 |
44 |
Michigan |
4.3 |
44 |
New York |
4.3 |
44 |
Delaware |
4.4 |
47 |
Oregon |
4.5 |
48 |
District of Columbia |
4.7 |
49 |
Illinois |
4.7 |
49 |
Nevada |
5.2 |
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: January 24, 2023
United States Department of Labor
