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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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