U.S. Unemployment Rate by State
May 2024(p)rate
Rank State Rate
1 North Dakota 2.0%
1 South Dakota 2.0%
3 Vermont 2.1%
4 Nebraska 2.5%
4 New Hampshire 2.5%
6 Maryland 2.7%
6 Virginia 2.7%
8 Iowa 2.8%
8 Minnesota 2.8%
8 Mississippi 2.8%
11 Kansas 2.9%
11 Utah 2.9%
11 Wisconsin 2.9%
11 Wyoming 2.9%
15 Alabama 3.0%
15 Hawaii 3.0%
15 Maine 3.0%
15 Massachusetts 3.0%
15 Tennessee 3.0%
20 Montana 3.1%
21 Georgia 3.2%
22 Florida 3.3%
22 Idaho 3.3%
24 Arizona 3.4%
24 Arkansas 3.4%
24 Pennsylvania 3.4%
24 South Carolina 3.4%
28 Missouri 3.5%
28 Oklahoma 3.5%
30 North Carolina 3.6%
31 Indiana 3.7%
32 Colorado 3.8%
32 New Mexico 3.8%
34 Delaware 3.9%
34 Michigan 3.9%
36 Texas 4.0%
37 Louisiana 4.1%
38 New York 4.2%
38 Ohio 4.2%
38 Oregon 4.2%
38 West Virginia 4.2%
42 Connecticut 4.3%
42 Rhode Island 4.3%
44 Alaska 4.5%
45 Kentucky 4.6%
45 New Jersey 4.6%
47 Illinois 4.9%
47 Washington 4.9%
49 Nevada 5.1%
50 California 5.2%
51 District of Columbia 5.3%
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