States by Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.
All 52 states ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.
| # | States | Unemployment Rate ↑ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 2.8% |
| 2 | Nebraska | 3.0% |
| 3 | South Dakota | 3.0% |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3.3% |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 3.4% |
| 6 | Utah | 3.4% |
| 7 | Iowa | 3.6% |
| 8 | Idaho | 3.7% |
| 9 | Wyoming | 3.7% |
| 10 | Vermont | 3.7% |
| 11 | Montana | 3.8% |
| 12 | Maine | 3.9% |
| 13 | Kansas | 3.9% |
| 14 | Minnesota | 3.9% |
| 15 | Missouri | 4.1% |
| 16 | Virginia | 4.3% |
| 17 | Indiana | 4.3% |
| 18 | Colorado | 4.5% |
| 19 | Tennessee | 4.7% |
| 20 | North Carolina | 4.8% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 4.8% |
| 22 | Florida | 4.8% |
| 23 | Alabama | 4.8% |
| 24 | Ohio | 4.8% |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 4.9% |
| 26 | Maryland | 4.9% |
| 27 | Hawaii | 5.0% |
| 28 | Washington | 5.0% |
| 29 | South Carolina | 5.0% |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 5.1% |
| 31 | Texas | 5.1% |
| 32 | Arkansas | 5.1% |
| 33 | Delaware | 5.1% |
| 34 | Georgia | 5.1% |
| 35 | Arizona | 5.2% |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 5.2% |
| 37 | Oregon | 5.4% |
| 38 | Connecticut | 5.6% |
| 39 | West Virginia | 5.7% |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 5.7% |
| 41 | Illinois | 5.8% |
| 42 | Michigan | 5.8% |
| 43 | Alaska | 5.8% |
| 44 | New Mexico | 6.0% |
| 45 | Mississippi | 6.0% |
| 46 | New York | 6.2% |
| 47 | New Jersey | 6.2% |
| 48 | Louisiana | 6.3% |
| 49 | California | 6.4% |
| 50 | District of Columbia | 6.5% |
| 51 | Nevada | 6.8% |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 12.1% |