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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States
| State | 2019 rate | 2020 rate | Over-the-year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | Rank | |||
United States | 3.7 | 8.1 | 4.4 | |
Nebraska | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
South Dakota | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2 |
Utah | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 3 |
Wyoming | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 3 |
Maine | 2.8 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 5 |
Montana | 3.6 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 5 |
Kentucky | 4.1 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 7 |
Idaho | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 8 |
Iowa | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 8 |
Mississippi | 5.4 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 8 |
Arkansas | 3.5 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 11 |
District of Columbia | 5.4 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 11 |
Kansas | 3.1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 11 |
Alaska | 5.5 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 14 |
Arizona | 4.9 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 15 |
Georgia | 3.6 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 16 |
Minnesota | 3.4 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 16 |
Missouri | 3.1 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 18 |
North Dakota | 2.1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 18 |
Oklahoma | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 20 |
Wisconsin | 3.2 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 20 |
New Mexico | 4.9 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 22 |
South Carolina | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 22 |
Alabama | 3.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 24 |
Maryland | 3.4 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 24 |
North Carolina | 3.8 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 24 |
Vermont | 2.3 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 24 |
West Virginia | 4.9 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 24 |
Virginia | 2.8 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 29 |
Delaware | 3.7 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 30 |
Indiana | 3.3 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 30 |
Oregon | 3.7 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 30 |
Ohio | 4.2 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 33 |
Tennessee | 3.4 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 33 |
Louisiana | 4.6 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 35 |
New Hampshire | 2.6 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 35 |
Texas | 3.5 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 37 |
Washington | 4.3 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 37 |
Colorado | 2.6 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 39 |
Connecticut | 3.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 39 |
Pennsylvania | 4.5 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 41 |
Florida | 3.2 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 42 |
Illinois | 4.0 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 43 |
Rhode Island | 3.6 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 44 |
Michigan | 4.1 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 45 |
California | 4.1 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 46 |
New Jersey | 3.4 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 46 |
New York | 3.8 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 46 |
Massachusetts | 3.1 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 49 |
Hawaii | 2.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 50 |
Nevada | 4.0 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 50 |
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. | ||||
Last Modified Date: March 2, 2022