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Summary State Unemployment Rates

Updated October 20, 2023 | Zaakary Barnes
Related Topic: Labor and Employment
 
State Monthly Unemployment Rates
State Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Alabama

2.6  

2.5  

2.3  

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1  

2.2  

 

 

 

Alaska

3.8  

3.8  

3.7  

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9  

4.1  

 

 

 

Arizona

3.8  

3.7  

3.5  

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8  

4.0  

 

 

 

Arkansas

3.4  

3.2  

3.0  

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7  

2.9  

 

 

 

California

4.2  

4.4  

4.4  

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6  

4.7  

 

 

 

Colorado

2.8  

2.9  

2.8  

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1  

3.2  

 

 

 

Connecticut

3.9  

4.0  

4.0  

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5  

3.5  

 

 

 

Delaware

4.6  

4.6  

4.4  

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1  

4.1  

 

 

 

District of Columbia

4.5  

4.7  

4.8  

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0  

5.0  

 

 

 

Florida

2.6  

2.6  

2.6  

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7  

2.8  

 

 

 

Georgia

3.1  

3.1  

3.1  

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3  

3.4  

 

 

 

Hawaii

3.6  

3.6  

3.5  

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8  

2.8  

 

 

 

Idaho

2.7  

2.6  

2.6  

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0  

3.1  

 

 

 

Illinois

4.5  

4.5  

4.4  

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.1  

4.4  

 

 

 

Indiana

3.1  

3.1  

3.1  

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4  

3.6  

 

 

 

Iowa

3.0  

2.9  

2.8  

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9  

3.0  

 

 

 

Kansas

2.9  

2.9  

2.9  

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7  

2.8  

 

 

 

Kentucky

3.9  

3.9  

3.8  

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0  

4.1  

 

 

 

Louisiana

3.5  

3.6  

3.6  

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3  

3.3  

 

 

 

Maine

2.9  

2.8  

2.6  

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5  

2.7  

 

 

 

Maryland

3.0  

2.9  

2.7  

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7  

1.6  

 

 

 

Massachusetts

3.5  

3.7  

3.5  

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6  

2.6  

 

 

 

Michigan

4.3  

4.3  

4.1  

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7  

3.9  

 

 

 

Minnesota

2.9  

3.0  

2.8  

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1  

3.1  

 

 

 

Mississippi

3.9  

3.7  

3.5  

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.2  

3.2  

 

 

 

Missouri

2.7  

2.6  

2.5  

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8  

2.9  

 

 

 

Montana

2.5  

2.4  

2.3  

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5  

2.7  

 

 

 

Nebraska

2.5  

2.3  

2.1  

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0  

2.1  

 

 

 

Nevada

5.5  

5.5  

5.5  

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.4  

5.4  

 

 

 

New Hampshire

2.8  

2.7  

2.4  

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8  

2.0  

 

 

 

New Jersey

3.4  

3.5  

3.5  

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.9

4.2  

4.4  

 

 

 

New Mexico

3.5  

3.6  

3.5  

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7  

3.7  

 

 

 

New York

4.2  

4.2  

4.1  

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9  

4.0  

 

 

 

North Carolina

3.8  

3.6  

3.5  

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3  

3.4  

 

 

 

North Dakota

2.1  

2.1  

2.1  

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9  

1.9  

 

 

 

Ohio

4.0  

3.9  

3.8  

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.4  

3.4  

 

 

 

Oklahoma

3.1  

3.0  

3.0  

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8  

3.0  

 

 

 

Oregon

4.8  

4.7  

4.4  

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4  

3.5  

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

4.3  

4.4  

4.2  

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5  

3.4  

 

 

 

Rhode Island

3.1  

3.1  

3.1  

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7  

2.6  

 

 

 

South Carolina

3.2  

3.2  

3.2  

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0  

2.9  

 

 

 

South Dakota

2.1  

2.1  

1.9  

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9  

1.9  

 

 

 

Tennessee

3.5  

3.5  

3.4  

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1  

3.2  

 

 

 

Texas

3.9  

4.0  

4.0  

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1  

4.1  

 

 

 

Utah

2.4  

2.4  

2.4  

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5  

2.6  

 

 

 

Vermont

2.9  

2.8  

2.7  

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8  

1.9  

 

 

 

Virginia

3.2  

3.2  

3.2  

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5  

2.5  

 

 

 

Washington

4.6  

4.6  

4.5  

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6  

3.6  

 

 

 

West Virginia

3.9  

3.7  

3.4  

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.6  

3.8  

 

 

 

Wisconsin

2.9  

2.7  

2.5  

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.9  

3.1  

 

 

 

Wyoming

3.9  

3.8  

3.7  

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9  

2.9  

 

 

 

Puerto Rico

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Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
* Preliminary figures from BLS.

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