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State unemployment rate in the United States in 2017

State unemployment rate in the U.S. in 2017

This table ranks the 51 states of the U.S. by their unemployment rate in 2017. In 2017, Alaska had the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. with about 7.2%.

Alaska	7.2
New Mexico	6.2
District of Columbia	6.1
West Virginia	5.2
Mississippi	5.1
Louisiana	5.1
Ohio	5
Illinois	5
Nevada	5
Arizona	4.9
Kentucky	4.9
Pennsylvania	4.9
Washington	4.8
California	4.8
Connecticut	4.7
New York	4.7
Georgia	4.7
North Carolina	4.6
New Jersey	4.6
Delaware	4.6
Michigan	4.6
Rhode Island	4.5
Alabama	4.4
Oklahoma	4.3
South Carolina	4.3
Texas	4.3
Florida	4.2
Wyoming	4.2
Oregon	4.1
Maryland	4.1
Montana	4
Missouri	3.8
Virginia	3.8
Massachusetts	3.7
Arkansas	3.7
Tennessee	3.7
Kansas	3.6
Indiana	3.5
Minnesota	3.5
Maine	3.3
Wisconsin	3.3
South Dakota	3.3
Idaho	3.2
Utah	3.2
Iowa	3.1
Vermont	3
Nebraska	2.9
Colorado	2.8
New Hampshire	2.7
North Dakota	2.6
Hawaii	2.4

State unemployment rate in the United States in 2017

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