Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
August 2025
rate |
Rank |
South Dakota |
1.9 |
1 |
North Dakota |
2.5 |
2 |
Vermont |
2.5 |
2 |
Hawaii |
2.7 |
4 |
Alabama |
2.9 |
5 |
Montana |
2.9 |
5 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
7 |
New Hampshire |
3.0 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
3.1 |
9 |
Wisconsin |
3.1 |
9 |
Maine |
3.2 |
11 |
Wyoming |
3.2 |
11 |
Utah |
3.3 |
13 |
Georgia |
3.4 |
14 |
Indiana |
3.6 |
15 |
Maryland |
3.6 |
15 |
Minnesota |
3.6 |
15 |
Tennessee |
3.6 |
15 |
Virginia |
3.6 |
15 |
Idaho |
3.7 |
20 |
North Carolina |
3.7 |
20 |
Arkansas |
3.8 |
22 |
Connecticut |
3.8 |
22 |
Florida |
3.8 |
22 |
Iowa |
3.8 |
22 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
22 |
West Virginia |
3.8 |
22 |
Mississippi |
3.9 |
28 |
New York |
4.0 |
29 |
Pennsylvania |
4.0 |
29 |
Arizona |
4.1 |
31 |
Missouri |
4.1 |
31 |
New Mexico |
4.1 |
31 |
Texas |
4.1 |
31 |
Colorado |
4.2 |
35 |
Delaware |
4.3 |
36 |
South Carolina |
4.3 |
36 |
Illinois |
4.4 |
38 |
Louisiana |
4.4 |
38 |
Washington |
4.5 |
40 |
Rhode Island |
4.6 |
41 |
Alaska |
4.7 |
42 |
Kentucky |
4.7 |
42 |
Massachusetts |
4.8 |
44 |
New Jersey |
5.0 |
45 |
Ohio |
5.0 |
45 |
Oregon |
5.0 |
45 |
Michigan |
5.2 |
48 |
Nevada |
5.3 |
49 |
California |
5.5 |
50 |
District of Columbia |
6.0 |
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: September 19, 2025
United States Department of Labor
