Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
January 2025
rate |
Rank |
South Dakota |
1.9 |
1 |
North Dakota |
2.6 |
2 |
Vermont |
2.6 |
2 |
Montana |
2.8 |
4 |
Nebraska |
2.9 |
5 |
New Hampshire |
2.9 |
5 |
Hawaii |
3.0 |
7 |
Maryland |
3.0 |
7 |
Minnesota |
3.0 |
7 |
Virginia |
3.0 |
7 |
Utah |
3.2 |
11 |
Wisconsin |
3.2 |
11 |
Alabama |
3.3 |
13 |
Connecticut |
3.3 |
13 |
Iowa |
3.3 |
13 |
Oklahoma |
3.3 |
13 |
Florida |
3.5 |
17 |
Maine |
3.5 |
17 |
Arkansas |
3.6 |
19 |
Delaware |
3.6 |
19 |
Georgia |
3.6 |
19 |
Mississippi |
3.6 |
19 |
Wyoming |
3.6 |
19 |
Missouri |
3.7 |
24 |
North Carolina |
3.7 |
24 |
Tennessee |
3.7 |
24 |
Idaho |
3.8 |
27 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
3.8 |
27 |
Arizona |
3.9 |
30 |
West Virginia |
4.0 |
31 |
Texas |
4.1 |
32 |
Massachusetts |
4.2 |
33 |
South Carolina |
4.3 |
34 |
Washington |
4.3 |
34 |
Indiana |
4.4 |
36 |
New Mexico |
4.4 |
36 |
New York |
4.4 |
36 |
Oregon |
4.4 |
36 |
Louisiana |
4.5 |
40 |
New Jersey |
4.6 |
41 |
Ohio |
4.6 |
41 |
Rhode Island |
4.6 |
41 |
Alaska |
4.7 |
44 |
Colorado |
4.7 |
44 |
Illinois |
4.9 |
46 |
District of Columbia |
5.3 |
47 |
Kentucky |
5.3 |
47 |
Michigan |
5.3 |
47 |
California |
5.4 |
50 |
Nevada |
5.8 |
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: March 17, 2025
United States Department of Labor
