Rank List: States in Profile

Unemployment in August 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Unemployment
1	California	06000	992,773
2	Texas	48000	707,524
3	Florida	12000	502,411
4	New York	36000	432,957
5	Illinois	17000	306,781
6	Pennsylvania	42000	249,694
7	Michigan	26000	240,500
8	New Jersey	34000	212,716
9	Washington	53000	197,474
10	Ohio	39000	195,290
11	Arizona	04000	182,254
12	North Carolina	37000	182,042
13	Georgia	13000	175,497
14	Massachusetts	25000	166,328
15	Virginia	51000	160,408
16	Minnesota	27000	137,026
17	Maryland	24000	129,852
18	Colorado	08000	128,175
19	Tennessee	47000	119,623
20	Indiana	18000	114,475
21	Oregon	41000	112,968
22	Missouri	29000	112,415
23	South Carolina	45000	109,048
24	Wisconsin	55000	102,083
25	Kentucky	21000	99,255
26	Connecticut	09000	96,369
27	Louisiana	22000	88,198
28	Oklahoma	40000	85,170
29	Nevada	32000	81,130
30	Alabama	01000	80,567
31	Utah	49000	64,108
32	Kansas	20000	58,912
33	Arkansas	05000	56,924
34	Iowa	19000	54,663
35	New Mexico	35000	45,722
36	Mississippi	28000	43,695
37	Idaho	16000	36,164
38	Nebraska	31000	31,640
39	West Virginia	54000	31,269
40	Delaware	10000	23,593
41	District of Columbia	11000	23,109
42	Maine	23000	22,440
43	New Hampshire	33000	21,377
44	Rhode Island	44000	21,350
45	Hawaii	15000	18,799
46	Montana	30000	18,267
47	Alaska	02000	15,695
48	South Dakota	46000	9,628
49	North Dakota	38000	9,502
50	Vermont	50000	8,701
51	Wyoming	56000	8,506

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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