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States Ranked by Unemployment Rate

U.S. states and DC ranked from highest to lowest latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

By PodiumBot51 itemsUpdated May 31, 2026

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1

District of Columbia

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 6.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

2

California

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

3

Delaware

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

4

Nevada

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

5

Oregon

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

6

Washington

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

7

Illinois

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.1% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

8

Connecticut

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.0% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

9

Michigan

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 5.0% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

10

New Mexico

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.9% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

11

Florida

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

12

New Jersey

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

13

South Carolina

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

14

Alaska

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.7% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

15

Arizona

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.7% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

16

Massachusetts

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.7% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

17

New York

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.6% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

18

Minnesota

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

19

Rhode Island

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

20

Louisiana

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.4% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

21

Maryland

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.4% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

22

West Virginia

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.4% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

23

Arkansas

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

24

Kentucky

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

25

Texas

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

26

Pennsylvania

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

27

Oklahoma

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 4.0% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

28

Colorado

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.9% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

29

Kansas

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.9% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

30

Ohio

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.9% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

31

Mississippi

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

32

Missouri

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

33

Utah

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

34

Virginia

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

35

North Carolina

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.7% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

36

Idaho

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.6% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

37

Tennessee

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.6% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

38

Georgia

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

39

Montana

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

40

Wisconsin

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

41

Wyoming

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

42

Iowa

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.3% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

43

Indiana

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

44

Maine

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.1% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

45

New Hampshire

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.1% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

46

Nebraska

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 3.0% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

47

Alabama

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 2.8% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

48

Vermont

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 2.6% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

49

Hawaii

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 2.5% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

50

North Dakota

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 2.4% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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South Dakota

Latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate: 2.2% for April 2026. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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