2016 State Unemployment Rates
Below are monthly unemployment rates for 2016 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.
2016 State Unemployment Rates
|
State
|
Jan.
|
Feb.
|
March
|
April
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug.
|
Sept.
|
Oct.
|
Nov.
|
Dec. |
|
Alabama
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alaska
|
6.6
|
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona
|
5.6
|
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas
|
4.4
|
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California
|
5.7
|
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado
|
3.2
|
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut
|
5.5
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delaware
|
4.7
|
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D.C.
|
6.5
|
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida
|
5.0
|
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia
|
5.4
|
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaii
|
3.2
|
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho
|
3.9
|
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois
|
6.3
|
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana
|
4.6
|
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa
|
3.5
|
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas
|
4.0
|
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kentucky
|
5.8
|
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana
|
5.9
|
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine
|
3.8
|
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maryland
|
4.9
|
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts
|
4.7
|
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan
|
4.9
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
3.7
|
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mississippi
|
6.7
|
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Missouri
|
4.3
|
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montana
|
4.1
|
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
3.0
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada
|
6.2
|
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire
|
2.9
|
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Jersey
|
4.5
|
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.9
|
5.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Mexico
|
6.5
|
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York
|
4.9
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina
|
5.6
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Dakota
|
2.8
|
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio
|
4.9
|
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma
|
4.1
|
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon
|
5.1
|
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
4.6
|
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
11.9
|
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island
|
5.3
|
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Carolina
|
5.5
|
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Dakota
|
2.8
|
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
5.4
|
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas
|
4.5
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utah
|
3.4
|
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont
|
3.4
|
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virginia
|
4.1
|
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington
|
5.8
|
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Virginia
|
6.3
|
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wisconsin
|
4.6
|
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wyoming
|
4.7
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics