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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State August 2024(p)
rate
Rank

South Dakota

2.0 1

Vermont

2.2 2

North Dakota

2.3 3

New Hampshire

2.6 4

Mississippi

2.7 5

Nebraska

2.7 5

Alabama

2.8 7

Maine

2.8 7

Virginia

2.8 7

Hawaii

2.9 10

Iowa

2.9 10

Maryland

2.9 10

Wisconsin

2.9 10

Wyoming

3.0 14

Tennessee

3.1 15

Montana

3.2 16

Arkansas

3.3 17

Florida

3.3 17

Kansas

3.3 17

Minnesota

3.3 17

Utah

3.3 17

Arizona

3.4 22

Connecticut

3.4 22

Oklahoma

3.4 22

Pennsylvania

3.4 22

Idaho

3.5 26

Georgia

3.6 27

Massachusetts

3.7 28

North Carolina

3.8 29

Louisiana

3.9 30

Missouri

3.9 30

Colorado

4.0 32

Oregon

4.0 32

New Mexico

4.1 34

Texas

4.1 34

Delaware

4.2 36

Indiana

4.2 36

West Virginia

4.2 36

South Carolina

4.3 39

New York

4.4 40

Michigan

4.5 41

Ohio

4.5 41

Alaska

4.6 43

Rhode Island

4.6 43

Kentucky

4.8 45

New Jersey

4.8 45

Washington

4.8 45

California

5.3 48

Illinois

5.3 48

Nevada

5.5 50

District of Columbia

5.7 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 20, 2024