Number of unemployed people in the US:
as of December, 2020
| State | Unemployment rate | Unemployment | Employment | Labor force | Employment-population ratio | Labor force participation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.9 | 87,534 | 2,150,219 | 2,237,753 | 55.3 | 57.6 |
| Alaska | 5.8 | 20,229 | 327,706 | 347,935 | 60.3 | 64.1 |
| Arizona | 7.5 | 268,293 | 3,301,136 | 3,569,429 | 56.1 | 60.6 |
| Arkansas | 4.2 | 57,224 | 1,303,673 | 1,360,897 | 55.3 | 57.7 |
| California | 9.0 | 1,700,383 | 17,260,090 | 18,960,473 | 55.2 | 60.6 |
| Colorado | 8.4 | 269,179 | 2,943,422 | 3,212,601 | 63.3 | 69.0 |
| Connecticut | 8.0 | 150,370 | 1,728,831 | 1,879,201 | 59.9 | 65.1 |
| Delaware | 5.3 | 25,191 | 453,350 | 478,541 | 57.3 | 60.5 |
| District of Columbia | 7.9 | 32,980 | 382,143 | 415,123 | 65.7 | 71.3 |
| Florida | 6.1 | 614,327 | 9,529,033 | 10,143,360 | 53.6 | 57.0 |
| Georgia | 5.6 | 286,281 | 4,841,339 | 5,127,620 | 58.0 | 61.4 |
| Hawaii | 9.3 | 60,676 | 590,379 | 651,055 | 54.2 | 59.8 |
| Idaho | 4.4 | 40,129 | 867,423 | 907,552 | 61.1 | 63.9 |
| Illinois | 7.6 | 466,205 | 5,704,211 | 6,170,416 | 57.2 | 61.9 |
| Indiana | 4.3 | 144,356 | 3,246,617 | 3,390,973 | 61.2 | 64.0 |
| Iowa | 3.1 | 50,793 | 1,568,801 | 1,619,594 | 63.2 | 65.3 |
| Kansas | 3.8 | 57,688 | 1,449,369 | 1,507,057 | 64.7 | 67.3 |
| Kentucky | 6.0 | 120,392 | 1,896,843 | 2,017,235 | 54.1 | 57.5 |
| Louisiana | 7.2 | 151,160 | 1,941,678 | 2,092,838 | 54.4 | 58.6 |
| Maine | 4.9 | 33,223 | 640,373 | 673,596 | 57.2 | 60.2 |
| Maryland | 6.3 | 198,384 | 2,940,299 | 3,138,683 | 61.5 | 65.6 |
| Massachusetts | 7.4 | 271,787 | 3,386,685 | 3,658,472 | 59.7 | 64.5 |
| Michigan | 7.5 | 358,564 | 4,443,519 | 4,802,083 | 55.4 | 59.9 |
| Minnesota | 4.4 | 131,378 | 2,888,011 | 3,019,389 | 64.5 | 67.5 |
| Mississippi | 6.2 | 78,408 | 1,190,789 | 1,269,197 | 52.0 | 55.4 |
| Missouri | 5.8 | 180,137 | 2,899,473 | 3,079,610 | 59.9 | 63.6 |
| Montana | 4.4 | 23,714 | 510,941 | 534,655 | 59.2 | 62.0 |
| Nebraska | 3.0 | 31,032 | 1,005,772 | 1,036,804 | 67.3 | 69.3 |
| Nevada | 9.2 | 136,177 | 1,349,391 | 1,485,568 | 54.0 | 59.5 |
| New Hampshire | 4.0 | 29,922 | 719,350 | 749,272 | 63.5 | 66.1 |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 339,665 | 4,111,650 | 4,451,315 | 58.0 | 62.8 |
| New Mexico | 8.2 | 76,451 | 853,287 | 929,738 | 51.6 | 56.2 |
| New York | 8.2 | 744,274 | 8,356,420 | 9,100,694 | 53.6 | 58.3 |
| North Carolina | 6.2 | 310,675 | 4,702,115 | 5,012,790 | 56.0 | 59.7 |
| North Dakota | 4.1 | 16,663 | 385,991 | 402,654 | 65.7 | 68.5 |
| Ohio | 5.5 | 314,989 | 5,368,835 | 5,683,824 | 57.9 | 61.3 |
| Oklahoma | 5.3 | 97,352 | 1,748,403 | 1,845,755 | 57.2 | 60.4 |
| Oregon | 6.4 | 136,560 | 1,993,178 | 2,129,738 | 57.5 | 61.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.7 | 419,700 | 5,863,617 | 6,283,317 | 56.9 | 61.0 |
| Rhode Island | 8.1 | 44,002 | 498,423 | 542,425 | 57.4 | 62.5 |
| South Carolina | 4.6 | 107,253 | 2,232,786 | 2,340,039 | 53.7 | 56.3 |
| South Dakota | 3.0 | 13,997 | 447,350 | 461,347 | 65.7 | 67.7 |
| Tennessee | 6.4 | 220,052 | 3,234,116 | 3,454,168 | 59.2 | 63.2 |
| Texas | 7.2 | 1,025,378 | 13,139,142 | 14,164,520 | 58.5 | 63.1 |
| Utah | 3.6 | 60,069 | 1,595,054 | 1,655,123 | 65.6 | 68.1 |
| Vermont | 3.1 | 10,054 | 311,104 | 321,158 | 59.9 | 61.8 |
| Virginia | 4.9 | 209,408 | 4,079,547 | 4,288,955 | 60.6 | 63.7 |
| Washington | 7.1 | 272,530 | 3,592,169 | 3,864,699 | 58.5 | 62.9 |
| West Virginia | 6.3 | 48,605 | 724,494 | 773,099 | 50.4 | 53.8 |
| Wisconsin | 5.5 | 171,694 | 2,942,156 | 3,113,850 | 63.0 | 66.7 |
| Wyoming | 4.8 | 14,104 | 279,896 | 294,000 | 61.8 | 64.9 |