Rank List: States in Profile

Unemployment Rate in January 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Unemployment Rate
1	District of Columbia	11000	6.7
2	California	06000	5.4
2	Delaware	10000	5.4
4	Nevada	32000	5.3
5	New Jersey	34000	5.2
5	Oregon	41000	5.2
7	Michigan	26000	5.0
7	Washington	53000	5.0
9	Illinois	17000	4.9
9	South Carolina	45000	4.9
11	Alaska	02000	4.8
12	Massachusetts	25000	4.7
13	New York	36000	4.6
13	West Virginia	54000	4.6
15	Arizona	04000	4.5
15	Connecticut	09000	4.5
15	Florida	12000	4.5
15	New Mexico	35000	4.5
15	Rhode Island	44000	4.5
20	Arkansas	05000	4.4
20	Minnesota	27000	4.4
22	Kentucky	21000	4.3
22	Louisiana	22000	4.3
22	Maryland	24000	4.3
22	Ohio	39000	4.3
22	Pennsylvania	42000	4.3
22	Texas	48000	4.3
28	Colorado	08000	3.9
28	Kansas	20000	3.9
28	Missouri	29000	3.9
28	Oklahoma	40000	3.9
32	North Carolina	37000	3.8
32	Utah	49000	3.8
34	Idaho	16000	3.7
34	Virginia	51000	3.7
36	Mississippi	28000	3.6
36	Montana	30000	3.6
36	Wyoming	56000	3.6
39	Georgia	13000	3.5
39	Tennessee	47000	3.5
41	Indiana	18000	3.4
41	Iowa	19000	3.4
43	Maine	23000	3.3
43	Wisconsin	55000	3.3
45	New Hampshire	33000	3.2
46	Nebraska	31000	3.0
47	Alabama	01000	2.7
47	Vermont	50000	2.7
49	North Dakota	38000	2.6
50	Hawaii	15000	2.2
50	South Dakota	46000	2.2

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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