2014 State Unemployment Rates
Below are monthly unemployment rates for 2014 for the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Rates listed are preliminary figures as released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly state updates.
|
State
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug
|
Sept
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
|
Alabama
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
|
Alaska
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
|
Arizona
|
7.5
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
|
Arkansas
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
|
California
|
8.1
|
8.0
|
8.1
|
7.8
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
|
Colorado
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
|
Connecticut
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
|
Delaware
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
|
D.C.
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.6
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
|
Florida
|
6.1
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
|
Georgia
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
7.4
|
7.7
|
8.1
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
|
Hawaii
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
|
Idaho
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
|
Illinois
|
8.7
|
8.7
|
8.4
|
7.9
|
7.5
|
7.1
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
|
Indiana
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
5.9
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
|
Iowa
|
4.3
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
|
Kansas
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
|
Kentucky
|
7.7
|
7.8
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
7.4
|
7.4
|
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
|
Louisiana
|
4.9
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.4
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
6.7
|
|
Maine
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
5.9
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
|
Maryland
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
|
Massachusetts
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
|
Michigan
|
7.8
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
7.4
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
6.7
|
6.3
|
|
Minnesota
|
4.7
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
|
Mississippi
|
7.5
|
7.4
|
7.6
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
7.9
|
8.0
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
7.3
|
7.2
|
|
Missouri
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
6.3
|
5.9
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
|
Montana
|
5.3
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
4.8
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
|
Nebraska
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.1
|
2.9
|
|
Nevada
|
8.7
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
8.0
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
|
New Hampshire
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
5.2
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
|
New Jersey
|
7.1
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
|
New Mexico
|
6.6
|
6.7
|
7.0
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.6
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.4
|
6.1
|
|
New York
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
|
North Carolina
|
6.7
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.5
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
6.3
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
|
North Dakota
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
|
Ohio
|
6.9
|
6.5
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.5
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.3
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
|
Oklahoma
|
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
|
Oregon
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
7.0
|
6.7
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
6.4
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
5.1
|
4.8
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
15.2
|
15.0
|
14.7
|
14.1
|
13.8
|
13.1
|
13.1
|
13.5
|
14.1
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.7
|
|
Rhode Island
|
9.2
|
9.0
|
8.7
|
8.3
|
8.2
|
7.9
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
7.1
|
6.8
|
|
South Carolina
|
6.4
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.8
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
|
South Dakota
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
|
Tennessee
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
6.7
|
6.3
|
6.4
|
6.6
|
7.1
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
6.8
|
6.6
|
|
Texas
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
5.1
|
4.9
|
4.6
|
|
Utah
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
3.8
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
|
Vermont
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
4.1
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
|
Virginia
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
|
Washington
|
6.4
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.7
|
6.0
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
|
West Virginia
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
6.3
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
|
Wisconsin
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
|
Wyoming
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.5
|
4.2
|
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics