List of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate

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The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.[1][2] While the non-seasonally adjusted data reflects the actual unemployment rate, the seasonally adjusted data removes time from the equation.[3]

Unemployment rate by jurisdiction[edit]

SData for all U.S. states and the District of Columbia.[4], Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands is from December 2019, data for Guam is from June 2019, data for American Samoa is from 2012, and data for the Northern Mariana Islands is from April 2010. Because data for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands is more than 5 years old, they are not ranked in the table below.

Rank Rank
(50 states) 		State
federal district
or territory 		Unemployment rate
(seasonally adjusted) 		Monthly change (%)
(Positive decrease=drop in unemployment)
— —  American Samoa[5] 18.0% —
— —  Northern Mariana Islands[5] 11.2% —
1 —  Puerto Rico[6] 8.4% Negative increase 0.5
2 1  Alaska 6.1% Steady 0.0
3 2  Mississippi 5.7% Negative increase 0.1
4 —  District of Columbia 5.3% Steady 0.0
5 —  Virgin Islands[7] 5.2% Positive decrease 0.1
6 3  West Virginia 5.0% Negative increase 0.1
7 4  Louisiana 4.9% Negative increase 0.2
8 5  New Mexico 4.7% Positive decrease 0.1
9 6  Arizona 4.6% Positive decrease 0.1
9 —  Guam[8] 4.6% Negative increase 0.3
11 7  Pennsylvania 4.5% Negative increase 0.2
12 8  Kentucky 4.3% Positive decrease 0.1
12 8  Washington 4.3% Positive decrease 0.1
14 10  Ohio 4.2% Steady 0.0
15 11  New York 4.0% Steady 0.0
16 12  California 3.9% Steady 0.0
16 12  Delaware 3.9% Negative increase 0.1
16 12  Michigan 3.9% Positive decrease 0.1
19 15  Nevada 3.8% Positive decrease 0.2
20 16  Connecticut 3.7% Steady 0.0
20 16  Illinois 3.7% Positive decrease 0.1
20 16  North Carolina 3.7% Positive decrease 0.1
20 16  Oregon 3.7% Positive decrease 0.2
20 16  Wyoming 3.7% Steady 0.0
25 21  Arkansas 3.6% Steady 0.0
26 22  Maryland 3.5% Positive decrease 0.1
26 22  New Jersey 3.5% Negative increase 0.1
26 22  Rhode Island 3.5% Steady 0.0
26 22  Texas 3.5% Negative increase 0.1
30 26  Montana 3.4% Steady 0.0
30 26  Oklahoma 3.4% Steady 0.0
30 26  Wisconsin 3.4% Negative increase 0.1
33 29  Minnesota 3.3% Steady 0.0
33 29  Missouri 3.3% Negative increase 0.2
33 29  Tennessee 3.3% Steady 0.0
36 32  Georgia 3.2% Positive decrease 0.1
36 32  Indiana 3.2% Steady 0.0
36 32  Kansas 3.2% Negative increase 0.1
36 32  South Dakota 3.2% Negative increase 0.1
40 36  Nebraska 3.1% Steady 0.0
41 37  Florida 3.0% Positive decrease 0.1
42 38  Idaho 2.9% Steady 0.0
42 38  Maine 2.9% Negative increase 0.1
44 40  Massachusetts 2.8% Positive decrease 0.1
45 41  Alabama 2.7% Steady 0.0
45 41  Iowa 2.7% Negative increase 0.1
47 43  Hawaii 2.6% Steady 0.0
47 43  New Hampshire 2.6% Steady 0.0
47 43  Virginia 2.6% Steady 0.0
50 46  Colorado 2.5% Positive decrease 0.1
51 47  North Dakota 2.4% Positive decrease 0.1
52 48  South Carolina 2.3% Positive decrease 0.1
52 48  Utah 2.3% Positive decrease 0.1
52 48  Vermont 2.3% Steady 0.0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment Home Page". BLS. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ^ "Unemployment rates - Unemployment rates by State". CNNMoney. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ^ Kimberly Hughes (2007-10-31). "What is the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted data?" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Labor. Retrieved 2010-12-12.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows". Bureau of Labor Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  5. ^ a b https://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662127.pdf
    GAO - American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Economic Indicators Since Minimum Wage Increases Began. March 2014. [American Samoa data: page 103 (page 109 of PDF); Northern Mariana Islands data: page 60 (page 66 of PDF)]. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Economy at a Glance — Puerto Rico". Bureau of Labor Statistics. January 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Virgin Islands Local Area Unemployment Rates". Virgin Islands Department of Labor. December 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  8. ^ http://bls.guam.gov/unemployment-situation-on-guam/
    http://bls.guam.gov/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2019/11/Unemp_Guam_June-2019.pdf
    Unemployment Situation on Guam. Bureau of Labor Statistics. June 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

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