Unemployment
Economy#63 of 109 · Added August 27, 2026Share of the labor force out of work and looking, June 2026
2.9 percent unemployment, fifth lowest in the country. The help-wanted signs outnumber the applicants.
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted (percent of the civilian labor force)
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | 2.0% |
| 2 | North Dakota | 2.3% |
| 3 | Hawaii | 2.6% |
| 3 | Vermont | 2.6% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 2.9% |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 2.9% |
| 7 | Maine | 3.1% |
| 8 | Alabama | 3.2% |
| 8 | Iowa | 3.2% |
| 8 | Wyoming | 3.2% |
| 11 | Indiana | 3.3% |
| 11 | Montana | 3.3% |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 3.3% |
| 14 | Georgia | 3.4% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3.5% |
| 16 | North Carolina | 3.6% |
| 16 | Ohio | 3.6% |
| 16 | Utah | 3.6% |
| 19 | Idaho | 3.7% |
| 19 | Missouri | 3.7% |
| 19 | Virginia | 3.7% |
| 22 | Kansas | 3.8% |
| 22 | Mississippi | 3.8% |
| 24 | Colorado | 3.9% |
| 25 | Arkansas | 4.1% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 4.1% |
| 25 | Rhode Island | 4.1% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 4.2% |
| 28 | West Virginia | 4.2% |
| 30 | Maryland | 4.3% |
| 31 | Alaska | 4.4% |
| 31 | Louisiana | 4.4% |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 4.4% |
| 31 | Minnesota | 4.4% |
| 31 | South Carolina | 4.4% |
| 31 | Texas | 4.4% |
| 37 | New Jersey | 4.5% |
| 38 | New York | 4.6% |
| 39 | Florida | 4.7% |
| 39 | Kentucky | 4.7% |
| 41 | New Mexico | 4.8% |
| 42 | Arizona | 4.9% |
| 42 | Delaware | 4.9% |
| 44 | Michigan | 5.0% |
| 45 | Illinois | 5.1% |
| 45 | Nevada | 5.1% |
| 47 | California | 5.2% |
| 47 | Connecticut | 5.2% |
| 47 | Oregon | 5.2% |
| 47 | Washington | 5.2% |