U.S. Unemployment by State
U.S. Unemployment Rate by State
August 2025(p)rate
Rank State Rate
1 South Dakota 1.9%
2 North Dakota 2.5%
2 Vermont 2.5%
4 Hawaii 2.7%
5 Alabama 2.9%
5 Montana 2.9%
7 Nebraska 3.0%
7 New Hampshire 3.0%
9 Oklahoma 3.1%
9 Wisconsin 3.1%
11 Maine 3.2%
11 Wyoming 3.2%
13 Utah 3.3%
14 Georgia 3.4%
15 Indiana 3.6%
15 Maryland 3.6%
15 Minnesota 3.6%
15 Tennessee 3.6%
15 Virginia 3.6%
20 Idaho 3.7%
20 North Carolina 3.7%
22 Arkansas 3.8%
22 Connecticut 3.8%
22 Florida 3.8%
22 Iowa 3.8%
22 Kansas 3.8%
22 West Virginia 3.8%
28 Mississippi 3.9%
29 New York 4.0%
29 Pennsylvania 4.0%
31 Arizona 4.1%
31 Missouri 4.1%
31 New Mexico 4.1%
31 Texas 4.1%
35 Colorado 4.2%
36 Delaware 4.3%
36 South Carolina 4.3%
38 Illinois 4.4%
38 Louisiana 4.4%
40 Washington 4.5%
41 Rhode Island 4.6%
42 Alaska 4.7%
42 Kentucky 4.7%
44 Massachusetts 4.8%
45 New Jersey 5.0%
45 Ohio 5.0%
45 Oregon 5.0%
48 Michigan 5.2%
49 Nevada 5.3%
50 California 5.5%
51 District of Columbia 6.0%
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