Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
October 2024
rate |
Rank |
South Dakota |
1.9 |
1 |
Vermont |
2.3 |
2 |
North Dakota |
2.4 |
3 |
New Hampshire |
2.5 |
4 |
Nebraska |
2.7 |
5 |
Alabama |
2.9 |
6 |
Hawaii |
2.9 |
6 |
Maine |
2.9 |
6 |
Mississippi |
2.9 |
6 |
Virginia |
2.9 |
6 |
Wisconsin |
2.9 |
6 |
Connecticut |
3.0 |
12 |
Iowa |
3.0 |
12 |
Maryland |
3.0 |
12 |
Wyoming |
3.2 |
15 |
Arkansas |
3.3 |
16 |
Florida |
3.3 |
16 |
Montana |
3.3 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
3.3 |
16 |
Tennessee |
3.3 |
16 |
Kansas |
3.4 |
21 |
Minnesota |
3.4 |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
3.4 |
21 |
Utah |
3.5 |
24 |
Arizona |
3.6 |
25 |
Georgia |
3.6 |
25 |
Idaho |
3.7 |
27 |
North Carolina |
3.7 |
27 |
Missouri |
3.8 |
29 |
Massachusetts |
3.9 |
30 |
Delaware |
4.0 |
31 |
Oregon |
4.0 |
31 |
Colorado |
4.1 |
33 |
Louisiana |
4.1 |
33 |
Texas |
4.1 |
33 |
West Virginia |
4.2 |
36 |
New Mexico |
4.3 |
37 |
Ohio |
4.3 |
37 |
Indiana |
4.4 |
39 |
New York |
4.4 |
39 |
Alaska |
4.6 |
41 |
Rhode Island |
4.6 |
41 |
Michigan |
4.7 |
43 |
New Jersey |
4.7 |
43 |
South Carolina |
4.7 |
43 |
Washington |
4.7 |
43 |
Kentucky |
5.0 |
47 |
Illinois |
5.3 |
48 |
California |
5.4 |
49 |
District of Columbia |
5.7 |
50 |
Nevada |
5.7 |
50 |
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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 19, 2024
United States Department of Labor
