Employment - Unemployment rate
(2018 - 2019)
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| Name | Average Annual Unemployment Rate 2016
Rank | Average Annual Unemployment Rate 2016 | Monthly Unemployment Rate September 2019 |
| Alaska | 1 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Arizona | 6 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Nevada | 7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Ohio | 8 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Washington | 9 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Illinois | 12 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| California | 13 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Oregon | 14 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Wyoming | 15 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Connecticut | 16 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Michigan | 17 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| New Jersey | 19 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| New York | 20 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| North Carolina | 21 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Maryland | 22 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Alabama | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Georgia | 24 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Texas | 25 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Delaware | 26 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Montana | 27 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Arkansas | 28 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Florida | 29 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Tennessee | 30 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Indiana | 32 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Kansas | 33 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Maine | 34 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| South Carolina | 35 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Colorado | 37 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | 38 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Utah | 39 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Virginia | 40 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Wisconsin | 41 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| South Dakota | 42 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Minnesota | 43 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Idaho | 44 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Nebraska | 45 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Vermont | 46 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| North Dakota | 47 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| New Hampshire | 48 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Iowa | 49 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Hawaii | 50 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
Source: 1991-2019: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, (http://stats.bls.gov/lau/home.htm); DATE LAST UPDATED: November 4, 2019.
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