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📉 US States by Unemployment Rate

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in each state and Washington, D.C. Highest rate first.

📅 August 2026📏 % of labor force51 entries🇺🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (% of labor force); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
District of Columbia
5.7%
2
California
5.1%
3
Connecticut
5.1%
4
Oregon
5.1%
5
Michigan
5.0%
6
Arizona
4.9%
7
Washington
4.9%
8
Nevada
4.8%
9
Delaware
4.7%
10
Illinois
4.7%
11
Kentucky
4.7%
12
New Mexico
4.7%
13
Florida
4.5%
14
Minnesota
4.4%
15
Texas
4.4%
16
Alaska
4.3%
17
Massachusetts
4.3%
18
New Jersey
4.3%
19
New York
4.3%
20
Oklahoma
4.3%
21
Louisiana
4.2%
22
Maryland
4.1%
23
South Carolina
4.1%
24
Colorado
4.0%
25
West Virginia
4.0%
26
Arkansas
3.9%
27
Kansas
3.8%
28
Pennsylvania
3.7%
29
Rhode Island
3.7%
30
Idaho
3.6%
31
Virginia
3.6%
32
Missouri
3.5%
33
North Carolina
3.5%
34
Utah
3.5%
35
Alabama
3.4%
36
Mississippi
3.4%
37
Tennessee
3.4%
38
Indiana
3.3%
39
Ohio
3.3%
40
Georgia
3.2%
41
Iowa
3.2%
42
Maine
3.2%
43
Montana
3.2%
44
Wisconsin
3.2%
45
Wyoming
3.0%
46
Nebraska
2.9%
47
New Hampshire
2.8%
48
Hawaii
2.7%
49
Vermont
2.6%
50
North Dakota
2.2%
51
South Dakota
2.0%

Highlights

Within United States, District of Columbia ranks first in August 2026 with 5.7%, followed by California (5.1%) and Connecticut (5.1%).

Across 51 entries, values run from 5.7% (District of Columbia) to 2.0% (South Dakota), with a median of 3.9%.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (via Wikipedia), August 2026. Unit: % of labor force.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited agency · fetched Oct 13, 2026