List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
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U.S. unemployment in October 2015.
The list of U.S. states by unemployment rate are statistics that refers to the nation's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Below is a comparison of the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state, sortable by name or unemployment rate. Data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment.[1][2] Non-seasonally adjusted data reflects the actual current unemployment rate, while seasonally adjusted removes the seasonal component from the data.[3]
Unemployment rate by State or District[edit]
Statistic set below: November 20, 2015 for October 2015.[4]
State or District | Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) |
Monthly percent change ( ![]() |
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West Virginia | 6.9 | ![]() |
New Mexico | 6.8 | ![]() |
Nevada | 6.6 | ![]() |
District of Columbia | 6.6 | ![]() |
Alaska | 6.4 | ![]() |
Louisiana | 6.2 | ![]() |
Arizona | 6.1 | ![]() |
Oregon | 6.0 | ![]() |
Mississippi | 5.9 | ![]() |
Alabama | 5.9 | ![]() |
California | 5.8 | ![]() |
North Carolina | 5.7 | ![]() |
Georgia | 5.7 | ![]() |
Tennessee | 5.6 | ![]() |
South Carolina | 5.6 | ![]() |
New Jersey | 5.4 | ![]() |
Illinois | 5.4 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | 5.3 | ![]() |
Washington | 5.2 | ![]() |
Pennsylvania | 5.1 | ![]() |
Florida | 5.1 | ![]() |
Connecticut | 5.1 | ![]() |
Arkansas | 5.1 | ![]() |
Maryland | 5.1 | ![]() |
Delaware | 5.1 | ![]() |
United States[5] | 5.0 | ![]() |
Missouri | 5.0 | ![]() |
Michigan | 5.0 | ![]() |
Kentucky | 4.9 | ![]() |
New York | 4.8 | ![]() |
Massachusetts | 4.6 | ![]() |
Indiana | 4.4 | ![]() |
Ohio | 4.4 | ![]() |
Texas | 4.4 | ![]() |
Maine | 4.3 | ![]() |
Oklahoma | 4.3 | ![]() |
Wisconsin | 4.3 | ![]() |
Virginia | 4.2 | ![]() |
Kansas | 4.1 | ![]() |
Montana | 4.1 | ![]() |
Idaho | 4.0 | ![]() |
Wyoming | 4.0 | ![]() |
Colorado | 3.8 | ![]() |
Minnesota | 3.7 | ![]() |
Vermont | 3.7 | ![]() |
Utah | 3.6 | ![]() |
Iowa | 3.5 | ![]() |
Hawaii | 3.3 | ![]() |
New Hampshire | 3.3 | ![]() |
South Dakota | 3.2 | ![]() |
Nebraska | 2.9 | ![]() |
North Dakota | 2.8 | ![]() |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment Home Page". BLS. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Unemployment rates - Unemployment rates by State". CNNMoney. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Kimberly Hughes (2007-10-31). "What is the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted data?" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Labor. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows". BLS. July 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey". Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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