States Ranked by March 2016 Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment 1 South Dakota 2.5 19 Delaware 4.4 37 Georgia 5.5 2 New Hampshire 2.6 19 Massachusetts 4.4 37 North Carolina 5.5 3 Colorado 2.9 19 New Jersey 4.4 39 Kentucky 5.6 4 Nebraska 3.0 19 Oklahoma 4.4 40 Connecticut 5.7 5 Hawaii 3.1 23 Oregon 4.5 40 South Carolina 5.7 5 North Dakota 3.1 23 Tennessee 4.5 42 Nevada 5.8 7 Vermont 3.3 23 Wisconsin 4.5 42 Washington 5.8 8 Maine 3.4 26 Maryland 4.7 44 Louisiana 6.1 9 Utah 3.5 27 Michigan 4.8 45 Alabama 6.2 10 Minnesota 3.7 27 New York 4.8 45 New Mexico 6.2 11 Idaho 3.8 29 Florida 4.9 47 Mississippi 6.3 11 Iowa 3.8 29 Pennsylvania 4.9 48 District of Columbia 6.5 13 Kansas 3.9 31 Indiana 5.0 48 Illinois 6.5 14 Arkansas 4.0 32 Ohio 5.1 48 West Virginia 6.5 14 Virginia 4.0 33 Wyoming 5.2 51 Alaska 6.6 16 Missouri 4.2 34 Arizona 5.4 52 Puerto Rico 11.8 17 Montana 4.3 34 California 5.4 17 Texas 4.3 34 Rhode Island 5.4 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Annual Nonagricultural Employment Change Change (Jobs) Change (Jobs) Change (Jobs) 1 California 420,800 19 Oregon 58,600 37 New Hampshire 10,500 2 Florida 234,300 20 South Carolina 52,800 38 District of Columbia 9,900 3 Texas 185,000 21 Wisconsin 51,200 39 Rhode Island 8,800 4 New York 132,300 22 Utah 45,000 40 Maine 6,000 5 Georgia 130,000 23 Indiana 38,900 41 South Dakota 4,400 6 Virginia 108,000 24 Kentucky 36,900 41 Vermont 4,400 7 North Carolina 104,300 25 Nevada 35,500 43 Montana 3,400 8 Washington 99,700 26 Minnesota 31,000 44 New Mexico 2,300 9 Michigan 97,300 27 Arkansas 26,000 45 Kansas 0 10 Ohio 94,700 28 Idaho 24,000 46 Virgin Islands -200 11 Tennessee 91,800 29 Missouri 23,700 47 Alaska -1,800 12 Arizona 81,600 30 Alabama 23,600 48 West Virginia -5,200 13 Pennsylvania 81,000 31 Mississippi 20,700 49 Oklahoma -6,100 14 Illinois 79,900 32 Hawaii 18,600 50 Wyoming -9,300 15 New Jersey 77,900 33 Nebraska 16,400 51 Puerto Rico -13,000 16 Colorado 71,000 34 Iowa 15,300 52 Louisiana -13,200 17 Maryland 62,400 35 Connecticut 15,000 53 North Dakota -20,700 18 Massachusetts 61,400 36 Delaware 11,700 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Annual Nonagricultural Employment Percentage Change Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) 1 Idaho 3.6% 19 Arkansas 2.2% 37 Minnesota 1.1% 2 Oregon 3.3% 20 Kentucky 2.0% 38 Iowa 1.0% 2 Utah 3.3% 20 New Jersey 2.0% 38 Maine 1.0% 4 Tennessee 3.2% 22 Massachusetts 1.8% 38 South Dakota 1.0% 4 Washington 3.2% 22 Mississippi 1.8% 41 Connecticut 0.9% 6 Arizona 3.1% 22 Ohio 1.8% 41 Missouri 0.9% 6 Georgia 3.1% 22 Rhode Island 1.8% 43 Montana 0.7% 8 Florida 2.9% 22 Wisconsin 1.8% 44 New Mexico 0.3% 8 Hawaii 2.9% 27 Nebraska 1.6% 45 Kansas 0.0% 10 Nevada 2.8% 27 New Hampshire 1.6% 46 Oklahoma -0.4% 10 Virginia 2.8% 27 Texas 1.6% 47 Alaska -0.5% 12 South Carolina 2.7% 30 New York 1.4% 47 Virgin Islands -0.5% 13 California 2.6% 30 Pennsylvania 1.4% 49 Louisiana -0.7% 13 Delaware 2.6% 30 Vermont 1.4% 49 West Virginia -0.7% 15 Colorado 2.5% 33 District of Columbia 1.3% 51 Puerto Rico -1.4% 15 North Carolina 2.5% 33 Illinois 1.3% 52 Wyoming -3.2% 17 Maryland 2.4% 33 Indiana 1.3% 53 North Dakota -4.5% 18 Michigan 2.3% 36 Alabama 1.2% Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Labor Force Participation Rate The labor force participation rate represents the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is in the labor force. Labor Force Participation Labor Force Participation Labor Force Participation 1 Minnesota 71.2 17 Illinois 66.0 35 California 62.0 2 North Dakota 70.5 19 Indiana 64.9 36 North Carolina 61.8 3 District of Columbia 70.3 19 Virginia 64.9 37 Maine 61.7 4 Iowa 70.1 21 Massachusetts 64.7 37 New York 61.7 4 Nebraska 70.1 22 Rhode Island 64.5 39 Georgia 61.6 6 South Dakota 69.4 23 New Jersey 64.3 40 Michigan 61.5 7 Wisconsin 68.8 24 Idaho 64.0 41 Arizona 60.6 8 New Hampshire 68.4 25 Montana 63.9 42 Tennessee 60.3 9 Kansas 68.3 26 Texas 63.8 43 Louisiana 60.1 10 Utah 68.0 27 Washington 63.7 44 South Carolina 59.7 11 Maryland 67.0 28 Delaware 63.5 45 Florida 59.3 12 Colorado 66.9 29 Pennsylvania 63.4 46 Arkansas 58.8 13 Vermont 66.8 30 Ohio 63.3 47 Kentucky 57.4 14 Alaska 66.7 31 Hawaii 62.8 48 New Mexico 57.1 15 Wyoming 66.5 32 Nevada 62.7 49 Alabama 57.0 16 Missouri 66.4 33 Oklahoma 62.4 49 Mississippi 57.0 17 Connecticut 66.0 34 Oregon 62.3 51 West Virginia 53.1 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Employment to Population Ratio The employment to population ratio represents the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is employed. Employment to Population Ratio (%) Employment to Population Ratio (%) Employment to Population Ratio (%) 1 Minnesota 68.5 18 Virginia 62.2 35 Nevada 59.0 2 North Dakota 68.3 19 Massachusetts 61.9 36 New York 58.7 3 Nebraska 68.0 20 Illinois 61.7 37 California 58.6 4 South Dakota 67.6 20 Indiana 61.7 37 Michigan 58.6 5 Iowa 67.4 22 Idaho 61.6 39 North Carolina 58.4 6 New Hampshire 66.6 23 New Jersey 61.5 40 Georgia 58.2 7 District of Columbia 65.8 24 Montana 61.2 41 Tennessee 57.6 8 Utah 65.7 25 Rhode Island 61.0 42 Arizona 57.4 8 Wisconsin 65.7 25 Texas 61.0 43 Louisiana 56.5 10 Kansas 65.6 27 Hawaii 60.9 44 Arkansas 56.4 11 Colorado 65.0 28 Delaware 60.8 44 Florida 56.4 12 Vermont 64.6 29 Pennsylvania 60.3 46 South Carolina 56.3 13 Maryland 63.9 30 Ohio 60.1 47 Kentucky 54.1 14 Missouri 63.6 31 Washington 60.0 48 Alabama 53.5 15 Wyoming 63.1 32 Oklahoma 59.7 48 New Mexico 53.5 16 Alaska 62.3 33 Maine 59.6 50 Mississippi 53.4 16 Connecticut 62.3 34 Oregon 59.5 51 West Virginia 49.6 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
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