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Lowest unemployment by state

Unemployment rate.

State: BLS LAUS monthly. County: Census ACS 5-yr average.

  1. 1South Dakota2.0%
  2. 2North Dakota2.3%
  3. 3Hawaii2.6%
  4. 4Vermont2.6%
  5. 5Nebraska2.9%
  6. 6New Hampshire2.9%
  7. 7Maine3.1%
  8. 8Alabama3.2%
  9. 9Iowa3.2%
  10. 10Wyoming3.2%
  11. 11Indiana3.3%
  12. 12Montana3.3%
  13. 13Wisconsin3.3%
  14. 14Georgia3.4%
  15. 15Tennessee3.5%
  16. 16North Carolina3.6%
  17. 17Ohio3.6%
  18. 18Utah3.6%
  19. 19Idaho3.7%
  20. 20Missouri3.7%
  21. 21Virginia3.7%
  22. 22Kansas3.8%
  23. 23Mississippi3.8%
  24. 24Colorado3.9%
  25. 25Arkansas4.1%
  26. 26Pennsylvania4.1%
  27. 27Rhode Island4.1%
  28. 28Oklahoma4.2%
  29. 29West Virginia4.2%
  30. 30Maryland4.3%
  31. 31Alaska4.4%
  32. 32Louisiana4.4%
  33. 33Massachusetts4.4%
  34. 34Minnesota4.4%
  35. 35South Carolina4.4%
  36. 36Texas4.4%
  37. 37New Jersey4.5%
  38. 38New York4.6%
  39. 39Florida4.7%
  40. 40Kentucky4.7%
  41. 41New Mexico4.8%
  42. 42Arizona4.9%
  43. 43Delaware4.9%
  44. 44Michigan5.0%
  45. 45Illinois5.1%
  46. 46Nevada5.1%
  47. 47California5.2%
  48. 48Connecticut5.2%
  49. 49Oregon5.2%
  50. 50Washington5.2%
  51. 51District of Columbia6.0%
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. · How this is built