Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States, 2016 Annual Averages
State |
2016 rate |
Rank |
United States |
4.9 |
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| Hawaii |
2.9 |
1 |
New Hampshire |
2.9 |
1 |
South Dakota |
3.0 |
3 |
Colorado |
3.1 |
4 |
Nebraska |
3.1 |
4 |
North Dakota |
3.1 |
4 |
Vermont |
3.1 |
4 |
Utah |
3.3 |
8 |
Iowa |
3.6 |
9 |
Idaho |
3.7 |
10 |
Maine |
3.8 |
11 |
Minnesota |
3.9 |
12 |
Wisconsin |
3.9 |
12 |
Arkansas |
4.0 |
14 |
Kansas |
4.0 |
14 |
Massachusetts |
4.0 |
14 |
Virginia |
4.0 |
14 |
Maryland |
4.3 |
18 |
Montana |
4.3 |
18 |
Indiana |
4.4 |
20 |
Delaware |
4.5 |
21 |
Missouri |
4.5 |
21 |
Oklahoma |
4.6 |
23 |
Texas |
4.6 |
23 |
Oregon |
4.7 |
25 |
Tennessee |
4.7 |
25 |
Connecticut |
4.8 |
27 |
Florida |
4.9 |
28 |
New Jersey |
4.9 |
28 |
New York |
4.9 |
28 |
South Carolina |
4.9 |
28 |
Kentucky |
5.0 |
32 |
Michigan |
5.0 |
32 |
Ohio |
5.0 |
32 |
North Carolina |
5.1 |
35 |
Rhode Island |
5.2 |
36 |
Washington |
5.2 |
36 |
Pennsylvania |
5.3 |
38 |
Georgia |
5.4 |
39 |
Wyoming |
5.4 |
39 |
Arizona |
5.5 |
41 |
California |
5.5 |
41 |
Nevada |
5.8 |
43 |
Alabama |
5.9 |
44 |
Illinois |
5.9 |
44 |
Mississippi |
5.9 |
44 |
Louisiana |
6.1 |
47 |
West Virginia |
6.1 |
47 |
District of Columbia |
6.2 |
49 |
Alaska |
6.6 |
50 |
New Mexico |
6.7 |
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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