Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly
Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Sept. 2014p
|
Rank | State | Rate
|
1 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2.8 |
2 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.4 |
3 |
UTAH |
3.5 |
4 |
NEBRASKA |
3.6 |
5 |
MINNESOTA |
4.1 |
6 |
HAWAII |
4.2 |
7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
4.3 |
8 |
VERMONT |
4.4 |
9 |
IDAHO |
4.5 |
10 |
IOWA |
4.6 |
10 |
MONTANA |
4.6 |
12 |
COLORADO |
4.7 |
12 |
OKLAHOMA |
4.7 |
12 |
WYOMING |
4.7 |
15 |
KANSAS |
4.8 |
16 |
TEXAS |
5.2 |
17 |
VIRGINIA |
5.5 |
17 |
WISCONSIN |
5.5 |
19 |
OHIO |
5.6 |
20 |
INDIANA |
5.7 |
20 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
5.7 |
20 |
WASHINGTON |
5.7 |
23 |
MAINE |
5.8 |
24 |
LOUISIANA |
6.0 |
24 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
6.0 |
26 |
FLORIDA |
6.1 |
27 |
ARKANSAS |
6.2 |
27 |
NEW YORK |
6.2 |
29 |
MARYLAND |
6.3 |
29 |
MISSOURI |
6.3 |
31 |
CONNECTICUT |
6.4 |
32 |
DELAWARE |
6.5 |
32 |
NEW JERSEY |
6.5 |
34 |
ALABAMA |
6.6 |
34 |
ILLINOIS |
6.6 |
34 |
NEW MEXICO |
6.6 |
34 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.6 |
34 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
6.6 |
39 |
KENTUCKY |
6.7 |
39 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
6.7 |
41 |
ALASKA |
6.8 |
42 |
ARIZONA |
6.9 |
43 |
OREGON |
7.1 |
44 |
MICHIGAN |
7.2 |
45 |
CALIFORNIA |
7.3 |
45 |
NEVADA |
7.3 |
45 |
TENNESSEE |
7.3 |
48 |
RHODE ISLAND |
7.6 |
49 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
7.7 |
49 |
MISSISSIPPI |
7.7 |
51 |
GEORGIA |
7.9 |
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: October 21, 2014
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