List of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate explained

The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.^{[1] [2]} While the non-seasonally adjusted data reflects the actual unemployment rate, the seasonally adjusted data removes time from the equation.^[3]

Unemployment rate by jurisdiction

Data for all U.S. states, the District of Columbia^[4] and Puerto Rico^[5] is from June 2023 and September 2021, respectively. Data for Guam is from September 2019, and data for American Samoa is from 2018. Data for the Northern Mariana Islands is from April 2010 (more than ten years old) it is included but not ranked in the table below.

data-sort-type=number	Rank	data-sort-type=number	State and Territory	Seasonally adjusted rates
-	Northern Mariana Islands	11.2
1	American Samoa	11.4
2	Puerto Rico	6.1
3		5.4
4		5.1
5		4.6
6		4.2
7		4.1
8		4
9		3.9
10		3.8
11		3.8
13		3.8
14		3.7
15		3.7
16		3.7
17		3.6
18		3.6
19		3.5
20		3.5
21		3.5
22		3.4
23		3.3
24		3.3
25		3.2
26		3.2
27		3.2
28		3.1
29		3.1
30		3.1
31		3
32		2.9
33		2.9
34		2.8
35		2.8
36		2.7
37		2.7
38		2.7
39		2.7
40		2.6
41		2.6
42		2.6
43		2.6
44		2.5
45		2.4
46		2.4
47		2.4
48		2.2
49		2
50		2
51		1.9
52		1.9
53		1.8
54		1.8

Note that italics represent an insular possession of the United States

See also

• List of U.S. States by employment rate
• Job creation index
• Unemployment in the United States

External links

• Comparison of Unemployment Benefits by State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment Home Page. BLS. 2010-12-12.
2. News: Unemployment rates - Unemployment rates by State. 2008-12-19. 2010-12-12. CNNMoney.
3. Web site: What is the difference between seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted data? . Nebraska Department of Labor . Kimberly Hughes . 2007-10-31 . 2010-12-12.
4. Web site: June 2023 . Local Area Unemployment Statistics . 2023-07-22 . U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5. Web site: Puerto Rico unemployment remains at historic low . 24 July 2023 .