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Summary State Unemployment Rates | November 2022

Updated December 16, 2022 | Zaakary Barnes
Related Topic: Labor and Employment
2022 State Monthly Unemployment Rates
State Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Alabama

3.1

 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7  
Alaska 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5  
Arizona 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1  
Arkansas 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7  
California 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1  
Colorado 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4

3.6

 3.5  
Connecticut 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.2  
Delaware 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4  
D.C. 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.2

5.1

 4.7 4.8 4.6  
Florida 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6  
Georgia 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0  
Hawaii 4.4 4.3

4.1

 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.3  
Idaho 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0  
Illinois 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7  
Indiana 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0  
Iowa 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1  
Kansas 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8  
Kentucky 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0  
Louisiana 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

3.8

 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3  
Maine 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.7  
Maryland 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.5 4.3  
Massachusetts 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4  
Michigan 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3  
Minnesota 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3  
Mississippi 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9  
Missouri 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7  
Montana 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9  
Nebraska 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5  
Nevada 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.9  
New Hampshire 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6  
New Jersey 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.5 3.4  
New Mexico 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1  
New York 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.3  
North Carolina 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9  
North Dakota 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3  
Ohio 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2  
Oklahoma 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4  
Oregon 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.4  
Pennsylvania 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0  
Rhode Island 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6  
South Carolina 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3  
South Dakota 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4  
Tennessee 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5  
Texas 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0  
Utah 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2  
Vermont 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.5  
Virginia 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8  
Washington 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.0  
West Virginia 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1  
Wisconsin 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3  
Wyoming 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6  
Puerto Rico 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 3.1 5.9 5.8 -- -- --  

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

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