Unemployment Rate by State

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Last updated May 2, 2021

Next update: November 21, 2025*

Latest Value		Change from One Year Ago
Alabama Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.8 March 2021	1.2 (46.15%)
Alaska Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.6 March 2021	1.5 (29.41%)
Arizona Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.7 March 2021	1.7 (34%)
Arkansas Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.4 March 2021	0.5 (12.82%)
California Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.3 March 2021	3.8 (84.44%)
Colorado Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.4 March 2021	1.7 (36.17%)
Connecticut Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.3 March 2021	4.5 (118.42%)
Delaware Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.5 March 2021	1.7 (35.42%)
District of Columbia Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.8 March 2021	2.6 (50%)
Florida Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.7 March 2021	-0.2 (-4.08%)
Georgia Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.5 March 2021	0.9 (25%)
Hawaii Percent Monthly data since January 1976	9 March 2021	6.9 (328.57%)
Idaho Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.2 March 2021	0.5 (18.52%)
Illinois Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.1 March 2021	3.4 (91.89%)
Indiana Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.9 March 2021	0.6 (18.18%)
Iowa Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.7 March 2021	0.8 (27.59%)
Kansas Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.7 March 2021	0.5 (15.63%)
Kentucky Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5 March 2021	0.8 (19.05%)
Louisiana Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.3 March 2021	2 (37.74%)
Maine Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.8 March 2021	1.7 (54.84%)
Maryland Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.2 March 2021	2.7 (77.14%)
Massachusetts Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.8 March 2021	4.1 (151.85%)
Michigan Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.1 March 2021	1.4 (37.84%)
Minnesota Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.2 March 2021	0.7 (20%)
Mississippi Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.3 March 2021	0.3 (5%)
Missouri Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.2 March 2021	0.5 (13.51%)
Montana Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.8 March 2021	0 (0%)
Nebraska Percent Monthly data since January 1976	2.9 March 2021	-0.2 (-6.45%)
Nevada Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.1 March 2021	1.7 (26.56%)
New Hampshire Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3 March 2021	0.3 (11.11%)
New Jersey Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.7 March 2021	3.9 (102.63%)
New Mexico Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.3 March 2021	2.9 (53.7%)
New York Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.5 March 2021	4.6 (117.95%)
North Carolina Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.2 March 2021	1.3 (33.33%)
North Dakota Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.4 March 2021	2.1 (91.3%)
Ohio Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.7 March 2021	-0.2 (-4.08%)
Oklahoma Percent Monthly data since January 1976	4.2 March 2021	1 (31.25%)
Oregon Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6 March 2021	2.4 (66.67%)
Pennsylvania Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.3 March 2021	2.2 (43.14%)
Puerto Rico Percent Monthly data since January 1976	8.8 March 2021	0 (0%)
Rhode Island Percent Monthly data since January 1976	7.1 March 2021	3.1 (77.5%)
South Carolina Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.1 March 2021	2.1 (70%)
South Dakota Percent Monthly data since January 1976	2.9 March 2021	0 (0%)
Tennessee Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5 March 2021	1 (25%)
Texas Percent Monthly data since January 1976	6.9 March 2021	2 (40.82%)
Utah Percent Monthly data since January 1976	2.9 March 2021	0.4 (16%)
Vermont Percent Monthly data since January 1976	2.9 March 2021	0.3 (11.54%)
Virginia Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.1 March 2021	2.5 (96.15%)
Washington Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.4 March 2021	0.1 (1.89%)
West Virginia Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.9 March 2021	0.6 (11.32%)
Wisconsin Percent Monthly data since January 1976	3.8 March 2021	0.6 (18.75%)
Wyoming Percent Monthly data since January 1976	5.3 March 2021	0.2 (3.92%)

* Dates represent when new data are expected to be released by their original sources and do not necessarily correspond to when data will be available on the CBER Economic Indicators website. A delay of up to 24 hours can be expected while data are being prepared and published.