Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2022
rate |
Rank |
Minnesota |
2.1 |
1 |
Utah |
2.1 |
1 |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
3 |
Vermont |
2.3 |
3 |
Nebraska |
2.4 |
5 |
New Hampshire |
2.4 |
5 |
South Dakota |
2.4 |
5 |
Missouri |
2.6 |
8 |
Alabama |
2.7 |
9 |
Florida |
2.7 |
9 |
Virginia |
2.7 |
9 |
Kansas |
2.8 |
12 |
Georgia |
2.9 |
13 |
Idaho |
2.9 |
13 |
Iowa |
2.9 |
13 |
Indiana |
3.0 |
16 |
Montana |
3.0 |
16 |
Louisiana |
3.3 |
18 |
South Carolina |
3.3 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
18 |
Hawaii |
3.4 |
21 |
Oklahoma |
3.4 |
21 |
Rhode Island |
3.4 |
21 |
Massachusetts |
3.5 |
24 |
New Jersey |
3.5 |
24 |
Tennessee |
3.5 |
24 |
Wyoming |
3.5 |
24 |
Arkansas |
3.6 |
28 |
Colorado |
3.6 |
28 |
Maine |
3.6 |
28 |
Mississippi |
3.8 |
31 |
North Carolina |
3.8 |
31 |
Washington |
3.8 |
31 |
Arizona |
3.9 |
34 |
Kentucky |
3.9 |
34 |
California |
4.0 |
36 |
Pennsylvania |
4.0 |
36 |
Texas |
4.0 |
36 |
West Virginia |
4.0 |
36 |
Oregon |
4.1 |
40 |
Michigan |
4.2 |
41 |
Ohio |
4.2 |
41 |
Connecticut |
4.3 |
43 |
Delaware |
4.3 |
43 |
New Mexico |
4.3 |
43 |
New York |
4.4 |
46 |
Alaska |
4.5 |
47 |
Maryland |
4.5 |
47 |
Illinois |
4.6 |
49 |
Nevada |
4.6 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
4.8 |
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: November 18, 2022
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United States Department of Labor
