Unemployment Statistics

Number of unemployed people in the US:

7,419,000

as of September, 2021

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

State Unemployment rate Unemployment Employment Labor force Employment-population ratio Labor force participation rate
Alabama 3.1 68,544 2,139,093 2,207,637 54.8 56.6
Alaska 6.3 22,007 327,231 349,238 60.1 64.2
Arizona 5.7 209,125 3,434,885 3,644,010 57.0 60.5
Arkansas 4.0 54,259 1,303,751 1,358,010 54.9 57.2
California 7.5 1,418,760 17,594,563 19,013,323 56.6 61.1
Colorado 5.6 178,798 3,013,519 3,192,317 64.3 68.2
Connecticut 6.8 123,375 1,688,761 1,812,136 58.7 63.0
Delaware 5.3 26,073 462,724 488,797 57.6 60.9
District of Columbia 6.5 26,711 384,041 410,752 65.6 70.2
Florida 4.9 517,021 10,075,984 10,593,005 56.3 59.2
Georgia 3.2 167,828 5,000,347 5,168,175 59.5 61.5
Hawaii 6.6 42,982 603,845 646,827 56.0 60.0
Idaho 2.9 25,908 880,283 906,191 60.6 62.4
Illinois 6.8 421,711 5,801,323 6,223,034 58.6 62.8
Indiana 4.0 134,842 3,206,690 3,341,532 60.5 63.0
Iowa 4.0 66,105 1,594,365 1,660,470 64.1 66.8
Kansas 3.9 59,039 1,455,727 1,514,766 64.9 67.6
Kentucky 4.3 84,707 1,902,645 1,987,352 54.0 56.5
Louisiana 5.8 120,149 1,942,013 2,062,162 54.3 57.7
Maine 4.8 32,946 646,364 679,310 57.5 60.4
Maryland 5.9 185,591 2,957,475 3,143,066 62.0 65.8
Massachusetts 5.2 192,858 3,527,888 3,720,746 62.5 65.9
Michigan 4.6 220,290 4,517,790 4,738,080 56.5 59.3
Minnesota 3.7 110,970 2,923,759 3,034,729 65.4 67.9
Mississippi 5.8 73,982 1,201,303 1,275,285 52.5 55.8
Missouri 3.8 118,110 2,951,869 3,069,979 60.8 63.2
Montana 3.3 18,116 523,116 541,232 59.9 61.9
Nebraska 2.0 20,687 1,002,234 1,022,921 67.0 68.4
Nevada 7.5 117,302 1,445,307 1,562,609 57.0 61.6
New Hampshire 2.9 21,876 727,802 749,678 63.9 65.9
New Jersey 7.1 315,720 4,116,334 4,432,054 58.2 62.7
New Mexico 6.9 65,585 886,344 951,929 53.2 57.1
New York 7.1 663,530 8,652,656 9,316,186 56.0 60.3
North Carolina 4.2 211,500 4,810,394 5,021,894 56.7 59.2
North Dakota 3.5 14,029 387,998 402,027 66.1 68.5
Ohio 5.4 303,344 5,357,969 5,661,313 57.8 61.1
Oklahoma 3.0 55,122 1,805,858 1,860,980 58.6 60.4
Oregon 4.7 102,074 2,067,612 2,169,686 59.5 62.4
Pennsylvania 6.2 390,373 5,886,464 6,276,837 57.3 61.1
Rhode Island 5.2 30,112 547,116 577,228 63.3 66.8
South Carolina 4.1 98,170 2,307,087 2,405,257 54.9 57.2
South Dakota 2.9 13,460 457,599 471,059 66.7 68.7
Tennessee 4.4 146,887 3,175,467 3,322,354 57.6 60.3
Texas 5.6 796,980 13,369,025 14,166,005 58.9 62.4
Utah 2.4 40,111 1,629,945 1,670,056 66.3 67.9
Vermont 2.9 9,071 309,151 318,222 59.6 61.3
Virginia 3.8 159,786 4,084,410 4,244,196 60.4 62.8
Washington 4.9 193,976 3,742,966 3,936,942 60.6 63.7
West Virginia 4.6 36,028 755,769 791,797 52.6 55.1
Wisconsin 3.9 121,372 2,993,017 3,114,389 64.0 66.6
Wyoming 4.5 13,227 280,427 293,654 61.2 64.1