Rank List: States in Profile

Unemployment Rate in May 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Unemployment Rate
1	District of Columbia	11000	6.1
2	California	06000	5.3
3	Nevada	32000	5.2
3	Oregon	41000	5.2
3	Washington	53000	5.2
6	Connecticut	09000	5.1
6	Delaware	10000	5.1
6	Illinois	17000	5.1
6	Michigan	26000	5.1
10	New Mexico	35000	4.9
11	Arizona	04000	4.8
11	Florida	12000	4.8
13	New Jersey	34000	4.7
14	Alaska	02000	4.6
14	New York	36000	4.6
14	South Carolina	45000	4.6
17	Kentucky	21000	4.5
17	Louisiana	22000	4.5
17	Massachusetts	25000	4.5
20	Maryland	24000	4.4
20	Minnesota	27000	4.4
22	Rhode Island	44000	4.3
22	Texas	48000	4.3
22	West Virginia	54000	4.3
25	Arkansas	05000	4.2
25	Pennsylvania	42000	4.2
27	Oklahoma	40000	4.1
28	Colorado	08000	3.9
29	Kansas	20000	3.8
29	Mississippi	28000	3.8
29	Missouri	29000	3.8
29	Virginia	51000	3.8
33	Idaho	16000	3.7
33	North Carolina	37000	3.7
33	Ohio	39000	3.7
33	Utah	49000	3.7
37	Tennessee	47000	3.6
38	Georgia	13000	3.4
38	Montana	30000	3.4
38	Wisconsin	55000	3.4
38	Wyoming	56000	3.4
42	Indiana	18000	3.3
43	Iowa	19000	3.2
44	Maine	23000	3.1
45	Alabama	01000	3.0
45	Nebraska	31000	3.0
45	New Hampshire	33000	3.0
48	Vermont	50000	2.6
49	Hawaii	15000	2.5
50	North Dakota	38000	2.4
51	South Dakota	46000	2.1

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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