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State unemployment rate in the United States June 2018

State unemployment rate in the U.S. as of June 2018 (seasonally adjusted)

This table ranks the 50 states of the U.S., and the District of Columbia, by their unemployment rate. In June 2018, about 2.1% of Hawaii's population was unemployed. The highest unemployment rate recorded was in Alaska at 7.1%.

Unemployment in the United States A person is considered unemployed if they have no job and are currently looking for a job and available to work. The unemployment rate in the U.S. varies across states. Nation-wide unemployment was 4.1% as of December 2017 and has remained almost the same over the last year.

Alaska	7.1
District of Columbia	5.6
West Virginia	5.3
New Mexico	4.9
Arizona	4.7
Louisiana	4.7
Washington	4.7
Mississippi	4.7
Nevada	4.7
Ohio	4.5
Michigan	4.5
New York	4.5
Connecticut	4.4
Pennsylvania	4.3
Rhode Island	4.3
Maryland	4.3
New Jersey	4.3
Illinois	4.3
North Carolina	4.2
Kentucky	4.2
California	4.2
Alabama	4.1
Georgia	4.1
Texas	4
Oregon	4
Oklahoma	3.9
Delaware	3.9
Florida	3.8
Montana	3.8
Arkansas	3.8
South Carolina	3.8
Wyoming	3.7
Massachusetts	3.5
Missouri	3.5
Tennessee	3.5
Kansas	3.4
Indiana	3.3
Virginia	3.2
South Dakota	3.2
Minnesota	3.1
Utah	3
Nebraska	2.9
Idaho	2.9
Wisconsin	2.9
Maine	2.9
Vermont	2.8
Colorado	2.7
New Hampshire	2.7
Iowa	2.7
North Dakota	2.6
Hawaii	2.1

State unemployment rate in the United States June 2018

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