Current Unemployment Rates for States and Historical Highs/Lows, Seasonally Adjusted State July 2020

rate Historical High Historical Low Date Rate Date Rate Alabama 7.9 Dec. 1982 15.5 Feb. 2020 2.7 Alaska 11.6 Apr. 2020 13.5 Mar. 2020 5.2 Arizona 10.6 Apr. 2020 13.4 July 2007 3.6 Arkansas 7.1 Apr. 2020 10.8 Feb. 2020 3.5 California 13.3 May 2020 16.4 Feb. 2020 3.9 Colorado 7.4 Apr. 2020 12.2 Feb. 2020 2.5 Connecticut 10.2 July 2020 10.2 Oct. 2000 2.2 Delaware 10.4 May 2020 15.9 June 1988 3.0 District of Columbia 8.4 Apr. 2020 11.7 Sept. 1989 4.8 Florida 11.3 Apr. 2020 13.8 Feb. 2020 2.8 Georgia 7.6 Apr. 2020 12.6 Feb. 2020 3.1 Hawaii 13.1 Apr. 2020 23.8 Nov. 2017 2.2 Idaho 5.0 Apr. 2020 11.8 Mar. 2020 2.5 Illinois 11.3 Apr. 2020 17.2 Feb. 2020 3.4 Indiana 7.8 Apr. 2020 17.5 Oct. 2000 2.9 Iowa 6.6 Apr. 2020 11.0 Mar. 2000 2.4 Kansas 7.2 Apr. 2020 11.9 Mar. 2020 2.8 Kentucky 5.7 Apr. 2020 16.6 Aug. 2000 4.1 Louisiana 9.4 Apr. 2020 15.1 Oct. 2007 4.1 Maine 9.9 Apr. 2020 10.4 Sept. 2019 2.9 Maryland 7.6 Apr. 2020 10.1 Mar. 2020 3.3 Massachusetts 16.1 June 2020 17.7 Oct. 2000 2.6 Michigan 8.7 Apr. 2020 24.0 Mar. 2000 3.2 Minnesota 7.7 May 2020 9.9 Feb. 1999 2.5 Mississippi 10.8 Apr. 2020 16.3 Aug. 2018 4.7 Missouri 6.9 Mar. 1983 10.6 Oct. 2018 3.0 Montana 6.4 Apr. 2020 11.9 Feb. 2007 2.9 Nebraska 4.8 Apr. 2020 8.7 Oct. 1990 2.3 Nevada 14.0 Apr. 2020 30.1 Feb. 2020 3.6 New Hampshire 8.1 Apr. 2020 17.1 Mar. 1988 2.2 New Jersey 13.8 June 2020 16.8 July 2019 3.3 New Mexico 12.7 July 2020 12.7 Sept. 2007 3.7 New York 15.9 July 2020 15.9 Feb. 2020 3.7 North Carolina 8.5 Apr. 2020 12.9 Apr. 1999 3.0 North Dakota 6.6 May 2020 9.1 Mar. 2020 2.0 Ohio 8.9 Apr. 2020 17.6 Feb. 2001 3.7 Oklahoma 7.1 Apr. 2020 14.7 Mar. 2020 2.9 Oregon 10.4 Apr. 2020 14.9 Feb. 2020 3.3 Pennsylvania 13.7 Apr. 2020 16.1 May 2000 4.0 Rhode Island 11.2 Apr. 2020 18.1 July 1988 3.0 South Carolina 8.6 Apr. 2020 12.8 Jan. 2020 2.4 South Dakota 6.3 Apr. 2020 10.9 July 2000 2.4 Tennessee 9.5 Apr. 2020 15.5 Mar. 2020 3.3 Texas 8.0 Apr. 2020 13.5 June 2019 3.4 Utah 4.5 Apr. 2020 10.4 Dec. 2019 2.4 Vermont 8.3 Apr. 2020 16.5 May 2019 2.3 Virginia 8.0 Apr. 2020 11.2 Nov. 2000 2.1 Washington 10.3 Apr. 2020 16.3 Feb. 2020 3.8 West Virginia 9.9 Feb. 1983 18.8 July 2008 4.0 Wisconsin 7.0 Apr. 2020 13.6 Dec. 2018 3.0 Wyoming 7.1 Apr. 2020 9.6 May 1979 2.5 Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Series begin in January 1976. Historical highs and lows show the most recent month that a rate was recorded in the event of multiple occurrences. Estimates for at least the latest five years are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.



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