U.S. Unemployment Rate by State April 2024(p)rate Rank State Rate 1 North Dakota 2.0% 1 South Dakota 2.0% 3 Vermont 2.1% 4 Nebraska 2.5% 5 Maryland 2.6% 5 New Hampshire 2.6% 7 Minnesota 2.7% 8 Iowa 2.8% 8 Kansas 2.8% 8 Mississippi 2.8% 8 Utah 2.8% 8 Virginia 2.8% 8 Wyoming 2.8% 14 Massachusetts 2.9% 14 Wisconsin 2.9% 16 Alabama 3.1% 16 Georgia 3.1% 16 Hawaii 3.1% 16 Maine 3.1% 16 Montana 3.1% 16 Tennessee 3.1% 22 South Carolina 3.2% 23 Florida 3.3% 23 Idaho 3.3% 25 Arkansas 3.4% 25 Missouri 3.4% 25 Pennsylvania 3.4% 28 North Carolina 3.5% 28 Oklahoma 3.5% 30 Arizona 3.6% 30 Indiana 3.6% 32 Colorado 3.7% 33 New Mexico 3.8% 34 Delaware 3.9% 34 Michigan 3.9% 36 Ohio 4.0% 36 Texas 4.0% 38 Rhode Island 4.1% 39 New York 4.2% 39 Oregon 4.2% 41 Louisiana 4.3% 41 West Virginia 4.3% 43 Connecticut 4.4% 44 Alaska 4.6% 44 Kentucky 4.6% 46 New Jersey 4.7% 47 Illinois 4.8% 47 Washington 4.8% 49 Nevada 5.1% 50 District of Columbia 5.2% 51 California 5.3% (DIR) << Back