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Unemployment rate 2.1 percent in Hawaii, 7.1 percent in Alaska, in June 2018
July 25, 2018
Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate among the states in June 2018, 2.1 percent. The rate in Oregon (4.0 percent) set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate in June, 7.1 percent.
Unemployment rates by state, June 2018, seasonally adjusted
State
Unemployment rate
Significantly different from U.S. unemployment rate (4.0 percent)
Hawaii
2.1%
Yes
North Dakota
2.6
Yes
Colorado
2.7
Yes
Iowa
2.7
Yes
New Hampshire
2.7
Yes
Vermont
2.8
Yes
Idaho
2.9
Yes
Maine
2.9
Yes
Nebraska
2.9
Yes
Wisconsin
2.9
Yes
Utah
3.0
Yes
Minnesota
3.1
Yes
South Dakota
3.2
Yes
Virginia
3.2
Yes
Indiana
3.3
Yes
Kansas
3.4
Yes
Massachusetts
3.5
No
Missouri
3.5
No
Tennessee
3.5
No
Wyoming
3.7
No
Arkansas
3.8
No
Florida
3.8
No
Montana
3.8
No
South Carolina
3.8
No
Delaware
3.9
No
Oklahoma
3.9
No
Oregon
4.0
No
Texas
4.0
No
Alabama
4.1
No
Georgia
4.1
No
California
4.2
No
Kentucky
4.2
No
North Carolina
4.2
No
Illinois
4.3
No
Maryland
4.3
No
New Jersey
4.3
No
Pennsylvania
4.3
No
Rhode Island
4.3
No
Connecticut
4.4
No
Michigan
4.5
No
New York
4.5
No
Ohio
4.5
No
Arizona
4.7
No
Louisiana
4.7
Yes
Mississippi
4.7
Yes
Nevada
4.7
No
Washington
4.7
Yes
New Mexico
4.9
Yes
West Virginia
5.3
Yes
District of Columbia
5.6
Yes
Alaska
7.1
Yes
Sixteen states had unemployment rates significantly lower than the U.S. rate of 4.0 percent in June 2018. Six states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rates that were significantly higher than the U.S. rate, and 28 states had rates that were not significantly different from the national rate.
United States Department of Labor
