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Unemployment state by state
See where your state ranks.
The national unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in October, well below the forecast that it would remain at the 4.6 percent level seen in September. It is the lowest level of unemployment since May 2001. The state numbers below are for October and were released on Nov. 21.
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| 1 |
HAWAII |
2.1 |
| 2 |
UTAH |
2.5 |
| 3 |
VIRGINIA |
2.9 |
| 4 |
NEBRASKA |
3.0 |
| 5 |
FLORIDA |
3.1 |
| 6 |
ALABAMA |
3.2 |
| 6 |
IDAHO |
3.2 |
| 6 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
3.2 |
| 9 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
3.3 |
| 9 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
3.3 |
| 9 |
WYOMING |
3.3 |
| 12 |
DELAWARE |
3.6 |
| 12 |
IOWA |
3.6 |
| 12 |
MONTANA |
3.6 |
| 12 |
VERMONT |
3.6 |
| 16 |
OKLAHOMA |
3.8 |
| 17 |
ARIZONA |
3.9 |
| 17 |
MINNESOTA |
3.9 |
| 19 |
MARYLAND |
4.0 |
| 19 |
NEW YORK |
4.0 |
| 21 |
ILLINOIS |
4.1 |
| 22 |
CONNECTICUT |
4.2 |
| 22 |
LOUISIANA |
4.2 |
| 22 |
NEVADA |
4.2 |
| 25 |
KANSAS |
4.3 |
| 25 |
NEW MEXICO |
4.3 |
| 25 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
4.3 |
| 28 |
COLORADO |
4.4 |
| 28 |
NEW JERSEY |
4.4 |
| 30 |
CALIFORNIA |
4.5 |
| 30 |
TENNESSEE |
4.5 |
| 32 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4.6 |
| 32 |
WISCONSIN |
4.6 |
| 34 |
GEORGIA |
4.7 |
| 34 |
MAINE |
4.7 |
| 34 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
4.7 |
| 37 |
TEXAS |
4.8 |
| 37 |
WASHINGTON |
4.8 |
| 39 |
INDIANA |
5.0 |
| 39 |
RHODE ISLAND |
5.0 |
| 41 |
ARKANSAS |
5.1 |
| 41 |
OHIO |
5.1 |
| 41 |
OREGON |
5.1 |
| 41 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
5.1 |
| 45 |
KENTUCKY |
5.2 |
| 46 |
MISSOURI |
5.4 |
| 47 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
5.9 |
| 48 |
ALASKA |
6.4 |
| 49 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
6.6 |
| 50 |
MISSISSIPPI |
6.7 |
| 51 |
MICHIGAN |
6.9 |
| Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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