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U.S. Unemployment by State
U.S. Unemployment Rate by State
August 2024(p)rate
Rank State Rate
1 South Dakota 2.0%
2 Vermont 2.2%
3 North Dakota 2.3%
4 New Hampshire 2.6%
5 Mississippi 2.7%
5 Nebraska 2.7%
7 Alabama 2.8%
7 Maine 2.8%
7 Virginia 2.8%
10 Hawaii 2.9%
10 Iowa 2.9%
10 Maryland 2.9%
10 Wisconsin 2.9%
14 Wyoming 3.0%
15 Tennessee 3.1%
16 Montana 3.2%
17 Arkansas 3.3%
17 Florida 3.3%
17 Kansas 3.3%
17 Minnesota 3.3%
17 Utah 3.3%
22 Arizona 3.4%
22 Connecticut 3.4%
22 Oklahoma 3.4%
22 Pennsylvania 3.4%
26 Idaho 3.5%
27 Georgia 3.6%
28 Massachusetts 3.7%
29 North Carolina 3.8%
30 Louisiana 3.9%
30 Missouri 3.9%
32 Colorado 4.0%
32 Oregon 4.0%
34 New Mexico 4.1%
34 Texas 4.1%
36 Delaware 4.2%
36 Indiana 4.2%
36 West Virginia 4.2%
39 South Carolina 4.3%
40 New York 4.4%
41 Michigan 4.5%
41 Ohio 4.5%
43 Alaska 4.6%
43 Rhode Island 4.6%
45 Kentucky 4.8%
45 New Jersey 4.8%
45 Washington 4.8%
48 California 5.3%
48 Illinois 5.3%
50 Nevada 5.5%
51 District of Columbia 5.7%
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