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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for States

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

North Dakota

1.9 1

South Dakota

2.1 2

Maryland

2.3 3

Vermont

2.3 3

Nebraska

2.5 5

Kansas

2.6 6

New Hampshire

2.6 6

Minnesota

2.7 8

Utah

2.8 9

Wyoming

2.8 9

Alabama

2.9 11

Iowa

3.0 12

Massachusetts

3.0 12

South Carolina

3.0 12

Virginia

3.0 12

Florida

3.1 16

Georgia

3.1 16

Hawaii

3.1 16

Mississippi

3.2 19

Wisconsin

3.2 19

Idaho

3.3 21

Missouri

3.3 21

Montana

3.3 21

Colorado

3.4 24

Maine

3.4 24

Pennsylvania

3.4 24

Indiana

3.5 27

North Carolina

3.5 27

Oklahoma

3.5 27

Tennessee

3.5 27

Rhode Island

3.6 31

Arkansas

3.7 32

Ohio

3.7 32

Texas

3.9 34

Michigan

4.0 35

New Mexico

4.0 35

Delaware

4.1 37

Louisiana

4.1 37

Oregon

4.1 37

Arizona

4.2 40

Kentucky

4.3 41

West Virginia

4.3 41

Connecticut

4.4 43

New York

4.5 44

Alaska

4.6 45

Washington

4.6 45

Illinois

4.7 47

New Jersey

4.8 48

District of Columbia

5.0 49

California

5.2 50

Nevada

5.3 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: March 11, 2024