List of U.S. states by unemployment rate

This list was taken from the statistical data of the 2000 U.S. Census. A list of the U.S. states by unemployment rate, organized alphabetically, can be found here.

See also: states by population, states by area, state capitals

United States unemployment rate: 4.2%

1. West Virginia - 6.6%
2. Alaska - 6.4%
   District of Columbia - 6.3%
3. Oregon - 5.7%
4. Hawaii - 5.6%
5. New Mexico - 5.6%
6. California - 5.2%
7. Idaho - 5.2%
8. Montana - 5.2%
9. New York - 5.2%
10. Louisiana - 5.1%
11. Mississippi - 5.1%
12. Wyoming - 4.9%
13. Alabama - 4.8%
14. Washington - 4.7%
15. New Jersey - 4.6%
16. Texas - 4.6%
17. Arkansas - 4.5%
18. Kentucky - 4.5%
19. South Carolina - 4.5%
20. Arizona - 4.4%
21. Nevada - 4.4%
22. Pennsylvania - 4.4%
23. Illinois - 4.3%
24. Ohio - 4.3%
25. Maine - 4.1%
26. Rhode Island - 4.1%
27. Georgia - 4.0%
28. Tennessee - 4.0%
29. Florida - 3.9%
30. Michigan - 3.8%
31. Utah - 3.7%
32. Delaware - 3.5%
33. Maryland - 3.5%
34. Oklahoma - 3.4%
35. Missouri - 3.4%
36. North Dakota - 3.4%
37. Connecticut - 3.2%
38. Massachusetts - 3.2%
39. North Carolina - 3.2%
40. Indiana - 3.0%
41. Kansas - 3.0%
42. Vermont - 3.0%
43. Wisconsin - 3.0%
44. Colorado - 2.9%
45. Nebraska - 2.9%
46. South Dakota - 2.9%
47. Minnesota - 2.8%
48. Virginia - 2.8%
49. New Hampshire - 2.7%
50. Iowa - 2.5%