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U.S. states ranked by unemployment rate, avg of published months

All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Unemployment rate by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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Data last updated: 2026-10-26

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 6.3 %
RI 4.4 %
DE 4.7 %
CT 3.9 %
NJ 5.3 %
MD 4 %
MA 4.5 %
VT 2.6 %
NH 3.1 %

Lowest: 2.1 to 3.3 %
Group 2: 3.3 to 3.8 %
Group 3: 3.8 to 4.1 %
Group 4: 4.1 to 4.6 %
Highest: 4.6 to 6.3 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	District of Columbia	6.3
2	California	5.5
3	Nevada	5.3
3	New Jersey	5.3
5	Oregon	5.2
6	Michigan	5.1
7	Delaware	4.7
8	Alaska	4.6
8	Kentucky	4.6
8	Ohio	4.6
8	Washington	4.6
12	Illinois	4.5
12	Massachusetts	4.5
14	Rhode Island	4.4
14	South Carolina	4.4
16	Arizona	4.3
16	Louisiana	4.3
16	New York	4.3
16	Pennsylvania	4.3
20	Texas	4.2
21	New Mexico	4.1
21	West Virginia	4.1
23	Arkansas	4
23	Colorado	4
23	Maryland	4
23	Missouri	4
27	Connecticut	3.9
27	Florida	3.9
29	Kansas	3.8
29	Minnesota	3.8
29	Mississippi	3.8
29	North Carolina	3.8
33	Indiana	3.7
34	Idaho	3.6
35	Iowa	3.5
35	Tennessee	3.5
35	Utah	3.5
38	Georgia	3.4
39	Maine	3.3
39	Montana	3.3
39	Oklahoma	3.3
39	Virginia	3.3
39	Wyoming	3.3
44	Wisconsin	3.2
45	New Hampshire	3.1
46	Alabama	2.9
46	Nebraska	2.9
48	North Dakota	2.6
48	Vermont	2.6
50	Hawaii	2.3
51	South Dakota	2.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, series LASSTxx0000000000003 (xx = state FIPS code). Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by unemployment rate, avg of published months (2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, LAUS series LASST..03; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-unemployment-rate-avg-of-published-months/

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