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 (  =drop in unemployment) |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6.9 | 0.4% |
| New Mexico | 6.8 |  0.0% |
| Nevada | 6.6 | 0.1% |
| District of Columbia | 6.6 | 0.1% |
| Alaska | 6.4 | 0.0% |
| Louisiana | 6.2 |  0.2% |
| Arizona | 6.1 | 0.2% |
| Oregon | 6.0 | 0.2% |
| Mississippi | 5.9 | 0.2% |
| Alabama | 5.9 | 0.1% |
| California | 5.8 | 0.1% |
| North Carolina | 5.7 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 5.7 | 0.1% |
| Tennessee | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| South Carolina | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| New Jersey | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| Illinois | 5.4 | 0.0% |
| Rhode Island | 5.3 | 0.1% |
| Washington | 5.2 | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 5.1 | 0.2% |
| Florida | 5.1 | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | 5.1 | 0.1% |
| Arkansas | 5.1 | 0.1% |
| Maryland | 5.1 | 0.0% |
| Delaware | 5.1 | 0.2% |
| United States[5] | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| Missouri | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| Michigan | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| Kentucky | 4.9 | 0.1% |
| New York | 4.8 | 0.3% |
| Massachusetts | 4.6 | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 4.4 | 0.1% |
| Ohio | 4.4 | 0.1% |
| Texas | 4.4 | 0.2% |
| Maine | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| Oklahoma | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| Wisconsin | 4.3 | 0.0% |
| Virginia | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| Kansas | 4.1 | 0.3% |
| Montana | 4.1 | 0.0% |
| Idaho | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| Wyoming | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| Colorado | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| Minnesota | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 3.7 | 0.0% |
| Utah | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| Iowa | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| Hawaii | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| New Hampshire | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 3.2 | 0.3% |
| Nebraska | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| North Dakota | 2.8 | 0.0% |
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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