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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State August 2020(p)
rate		 Rank

Nebraska

 4.0 1

Utah

 4.1 2

Idaho

 4.2 3

South Dakota

 4.8 4

Vermont

 4.8 4

North Dakota

 5.0 6

Alabama

 5.6 7

Georgia

 5.6 7

Montana

 5.6 7

Oklahoma

 5.7 10

Arizona

 5.9 11

Iowa

 6.0 12

Virginia

 6.1 13

Wisconsin

 6.2 14

South Carolina

 6.3 15

Indiana

 6.4 16

New Hampshire

 6.5 17

North Carolina

 6.5 17

Wyoming

 6.6 19

Colorado

 6.7 20

Texas

 6.8 21

Kansas

 6.9 22

Maine

 6.9 22

Maryland

 6.9 22

Missouri

 7.0 25

Alaska

 7.4 26

Arkansas

 7.4 26

Florida

 7.4 26

Minnesota

 7.4 26

Kentucky

 7.6 30

Louisiana

 7.6 30

Oregon

 7.7 32

Mississippi

 7.9 33

Connecticut

 8.1 34

District of Columbia

 8.5 35

Tennessee

 8.5 35

Washington

 8.5 35

Michigan

 8.7 38

Delaware

 8.9 39

Ohio

 8.9 39

West Virginia

 8.9 39

Pennsylvania

 10.3 42

New Jersey

 10.9 43

Illinois

 11.0 44

Massachusetts

 11.3 45

New Mexico

 11.3 45

California

 11.4 47

Hawaii

 12.5 48

New York

 12.5 48

Rhode Island

 12.8 50

Nevada

 13.2 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: September 18, 2020