States Ranked by September 2015 Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment 1 North Dakota 2.8 17 Oklahoma 4.4 37 South Carolina 5.7 2 Nebraska 2.9 20 Indiana 4.5 37 Tennessee 5.7 3 New Hampshire 3.4 20 Ohio 4.5 39 North Carolina 5.8 3 Hawaii 3.4 22 Massachusetts 4.6 39 Georgia 5.8 5 South Dakota 3.5 23 Delaware 4.9 41 California 5.9 6 Iowa 3.6 24 Michigan 5.0 42 Louisiana 6.0 6 Utah 3.6 24 Kentucky 5.0 42 Alabama 6.0 8 Vermont 3.7 26 Maryland 5.1 44 Mississippi 6.1 9 Minnesota 3.8 26 New York 5.1 45 Oregon 6.2 10 Wyoming 4.0 28 Connecticut 5.2 46 Arizona 6.3 10 Colorado 4.0 28 Washington 5.2 47 Alaska 6.4 12 Montana 4.1 28 Florida 5.2 48 District of Columbia 6.7 13 Idaho 4.2 28 Arkansas 5.2 48 Nevada 6.7 13 Texas 4.2 32 Missouri 5.3 50 New Mexico 6.8 15 Wisconsin 4.3 32 Pennsylvania 5.3 51 West Virginia 7.3 15 Virginia 4.3 34 Rhode Island 5.4 52 Puerto Rico 11.4 17 Kansas 4.4 34 Illinois 5.4 17 Maine 4.4 36 New Jersey 5.6 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 444,300 19 Colorado 41,500 37 Delaware 7,600 2 Florida 235,700 20 New Jersey 39,600 38 Puerto Rico 7,000 3 Texas 224,800 21 Pennsylvania 38,000 39 South Dakota 6,700 4 New York 127,300 22 Minnesota 37,200 40 New Mexico 6,400 5 North Carolina 107,600 23 Virginia 36,700 41 Maine 5,800 6 Washington 94,600 24 Nevada 34,600 42 Nebraska 5,600 7 Georgia 84,200 25 Kentucky 32,700 43 New Hampshire 3,900 8 Michigan 84,100 26 Alabama 30,400 44 Oklahoma 3,000 9 Massachusetts 67,200 27 Illinois 27,100 44 Rhode Island 3,000 10 Indiana 65,900 28 Connecticut 27,000 46 Montana 2,700 11 South Carolina 63,400 29 Iowa 23,700 47 Louisiana 2,500 12 Arizona 55,800 30 Arkansas 22,500 48 Vermont 2,000 13 Wisconsin 53,400 31 Missouri 21,600 49 Virgin Islands -100 14 Utah 49,800 32 Idaho 20,000 50 Alaska -200 15 Ohio 49,300 33 Mississippi 11,900 51 Wyoming -2,600 16 Oregon 48,400 34 District of Columbia 10,300 52 North Dakota -7,300 17 Tennessee 46,700 35 Kansas 8,700 53 West Virginia -11,400 18 Maryland 44,700 36 Hawaii 7,900 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 Utah 3.7% 19 Delaware 1.7% 37 New Mexico 0.8% 2 South Carolina 3.2% 20 Maryland 1.7% 38 Puerto Rico 0.8% 3 Washington 3.1% 21 Colorado 1.7% 39 Pennsylvania 0.7% 4 Idaho 3.1% 22 Tennessee 1.7% 40 Vermont 0.6% 5 Florida 3.0% 23 Connecticut 1.6% 41 Rhode Island 0.6% 6 California 2.8% 24 South Dakota 1.6% 42 Kansas 0.6% 7 Nevada 2.8% 25 Alabama 1.6% 43 New Hampshire 0.6% 8 Oregon 2.8% 26 Iowa 1.5% 44 Montana 0.6% 9 North Carolina 2.6% 27 New York 1.4% 45 Nebraska 0.6% 10 Indiana 2.2% 28 District of Columbia 1.4% 46 Illinois 0.5% 11 Arizona 2.2% 29 Minnesota 1.3% 47 Oklahoma 0.2% 12 Georgia 2.0% 30 Hawaii 1.3% 48 Louisiana 0.1% 13 Michigan 2.0% 31 Mississippi 1.1% 49 Alaska -0.1% 14 Massachusetts 2.0% 32 New Jersey 1.0% 50 Virgin Islands -0.3% 15 Texas 1.9% 33 Virginia 1.0% 51 Wyoming -0.9% 16 Arkansas 1.9% 34 Maine 1.0% 52 West Virginia -1.5% 17 Wisconsin 1.9% 35 Ohio 0.9% 53 North Dakota -1.6% 18 Kentucky 1.8% 36 Missouri 0.8% 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 District of Columbia 70.0 18 Massachusetts 64.9 34 Oklahoma 61.7 2 North Dakota 69.8 19 Virginia 64.8 36 North Carolina 60.9 3 Minnesota 69.7 20 Illinois 64.4 37 Georgia 60.8 4 Iowa 69.6 21 Missouri 64.3 38 New York 60.6 5 Nebraska 69.5 22 Montana 64.2 39 Louisiana 60.5 5 South Dakota 69.5 23 Idaho 64.1 39 Oregon 60.5 7 Wyoming 68.6 24 Indiana 63.5 41 Michigan 60.0 8 New Hampshire 68.4 24 New Jersey 63.5 42 Arizona 59.6 8 Utah 68.4 26 Nevada 63.4 43 South Carolina 58.9 10 Wisconsin 67.4 27 Texas 63.3 44 Tennessee 58.7 11 Vermont 67.3 28 Washington 62.9 45 Florida 58.5 12 Alaska 67.1 29 Maine 62.7 46 Arkansas 58.1 13 Kansas 66.9 30 Pennsylvania 62.5 47 New Mexico 57.6 14 Maryland 66.7 31 Ohio 62.3 48 Alabama 56.1 15 Colorado 66.4 32 California 62.2 49 Kentucky 56.0 16 Connecticut 65.9 33 Delaware 62.0 50 Mississippi 55.7 17 Rhode Island 65.1 34 Hawaii 61.7 51 West Virginia 53.0 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 North Dakota 67.8 18 Massachusetts 61.9 35 California 58.5 2 Nebraska 67.5 19 Montana 61.6 36 New York 57.5 3 Iowa 67.1 20 Rhode Island 61.5 37 North Carolina 57.4 4 South Dakota 67.0 21 Idaho 61.4 38 Georgia 57.3 4 Minnesota 67.0 22 Missouri 60.9 39 Michigan 57.0 6 New Hampshire 66.1 22 Illinois 60.9 40 Louisiana 56.9 7 Utah 65.9 24 Texas 60.7 41 Oregon 56.8 8 Wyoming 65.8 24 Indiana 60.7 42 Arizona 55.9 9 District of Columbia 65.3 26 New Jersey 60.0 43 South Carolina 55.5 10 Vermont 64.9 27 Maine 59.9 44 Florida 55.4 11 Wisconsin 64.5 28 Hawaii 59.6 44 Tennessee 55.4 12 Kansas 64.0 28 Washington 59.6 46 Arkansas 55.1 13 Colorado 63.7 30 Ohio 59.5 47 New Mexico 53.7 14 Maryland 63.3 31 Pennsylvania 59.2 48 Kentucky 53.2 15 Alaska 62.8 31 Nevada 59.2 49 Alabama 52.7 16 Connecticut 62.4 33 Delaware 59.0 50 Mississippi 52.3 17 Virginia 62.0 34 Oklahoma 58.9 51 West Virginia 49.1 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
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