Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
December 2020
rate |
Rank |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
1 |
South Dakota |
3.0 |
1 |
Iowa |
3.1 |
3 |
Vermont |
3.1 |
3 |
Utah |
3.6 |
5 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
6 |
Alabama |
3.9 |
7 |
New Hampshire |
4.0 |
8 |
North Dakota |
4.1 |
9 |
Arkansas |
4.2 |
10 |
Indiana |
4.3 |
11 |
Idaho |
4.4 |
12 |
Minnesota |
4.4 |
12 |
Montana |
4.4 |
12 |
South Carolina |
4.6 |
15 |
Wyoming |
4.8 |
16 |
Maine |
4.9 |
17 |
Virginia |
4.9 |
17 |
Delaware |
5.3 |
19 |
Oklahoma |
5.3 |
19 |
Ohio |
5.5 |
21 |
Wisconsin |
5.5 |
21 |
Georgia |
5.6 |
23 |
Alaska |
5.8 |
24 |
Missouri |
5.8 |
24 |
Kentucky |
6.0 |
26 |
Florida |
6.1 |
27 |
Mississippi |
6.2 |
28 |
North Carolina |
6.2 |
28 |
Maryland |
6.3 |
30 |
West Virginia |
6.3 |
30 |
Oregon |
6.4 |
32 |
Tennessee |
6.4 |
32 |
Pennsylvania |
6.7 |
34 |
Washington |
7.1 |
35 |
Louisiana |
7.2 |
36 |
Texas |
7.2 |
36 |
Massachusetts |
7.4 |
38 |
Arizona |
7.5 |
39 |
Michigan |
7.5 |
39 |
Illinois |
7.6 |
41 |
New Jersey |
7.6 |
41 |
District Of Columbia |
7.9 |
43 |
Connecticut |
8.0 |
44 |
Rhode Island |
8.1 |
45 |
New Mexico |
8.2 |
46 |
New York |
8.2 |
46 |
Colorado |
8.4 |
48 |
California |
9.0 |
49 |
Nevada |
9.2 |
50 |
Hawaii |
9.3 |
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 26, 2021
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United States Department of Labor
