Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, 2019-2020 Annual Averages
State |
2019 rate |
2020 rate |
Over-the-year |
Change |
Rank |
United States |
3.7 |
8.1 |
4.4 |
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| Nebraska |
3.0 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1 |
South Dakota |
3.0 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
2 |
Wyoming |
3.7 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
3 |
Utah |
2.5 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
4 |
Montana |
3.6 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
5 |
Alaska |
5.4 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
6 |
Iowa |
2.8 |
5.3 |
2.5 |
7 |
Kentucky |
4.1 |
6.6 |
2.5 |
7 |
Arkansas |
3.5 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
9 |
District of Columbia |
5.4 |
8.0 |
2.6 |
9 |
Idaho |
2.8 |
5.4 |
2.6 |
9 |
Mississippi |
5.5 |
8.1 |
2.6 |
9 |
Kansas |
3.2 |
5.9 |
2.7 |
13 |
Maine |
2.7 |
5.4 |
2.7 |
13 |
Missouri |
3.3 |
6.1 |
2.8 |
15 |
North Dakota |
2.3 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
15 |
Alabama |
3.0 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
17 |
Arizona |
4.9 |
7.9 |
3.0 |
18 |
Georgia |
3.5 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
18 |
Minnesota |
3.2 |
6.2 |
3.0 |
18 |
Oklahoma |
3.1 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
18 |
Maryland |
3.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
23 |
Vermont |
2.3 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
23 |
New Mexico |
5.0 |
8.4 |
3.4 |
25 |
South Carolina |
2.8 |
6.2 |
3.4 |
25 |
West Virginia |
4.9 |
8.3 |
3.4 |
25 |
North Carolina |
3.8 |
7.3 |
3.5 |
28 |
Virginia |
2.7 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
28 |
Louisiana |
4.7 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
30 |
Indiana |
3.2 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
31 |
Ohio |
4.2 |
8.1 |
3.9 |
31 |
Oregon |
3.7 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
31 |
Delaware |
3.7 |
7.8 |
4.1 |
34 |
New Hampshire |
2.6 |
6.7 |
4.1 |
34 |
Tennessee |
3.4 |
7.5 |
4.1 |
34 |
Texas |
3.5 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
34 |
Connecticut |
3.6 |
7.9 |
4.3 |
38 |
Washington |
4.1 |
8.4 |
4.3 |
38 |
Florida |
3.3 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
40 |
Colorado |
2.7 |
7.3 |
4.6 |
41 |
Pennsylvania |
4.5 |
9.1 |
4.6 |
41 |
Illinois |
4.0 |
9.5 |
5.5 |
43 |
Michigan |
4.1 |
9.9 |
5.8 |
44 |
Rhode Island |
3.6 |
9.4 |
5.8 |
44 |
California |
4.2 |
10.1 |
5.9 |
46 |
Massachusetts |
3.0 |
8.9 |
5.9 |
46 |
New York |
3.8 |
10.0 |
6.2 |
48 |
New Jersey |
3.4 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
49 |
Nevada |
3.9 |
12.8 |
8.9 |
50 |
Hawaii |
2.5 |
11.6 |
9.1 |
51 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.
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Last Modified Date: March 3, 2021
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