Historical State Unemployment Rates Since 1976

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is kind enough to provide historical unemployment (and employment) data for all 50 states from January 1st, 1976 until present day.

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State: AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming   Month: echo "January"; echo "February"; echo "March"; echo "April"; echo "May"; echo "June"; echo "July"; echo "August"; echo "September"; echo "October"; echo "November"; echo "December";   Year: 19761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013

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Note: All data found on this page is seasonally adjusted.

General data can be found below:

Note: This Data is current as of January, 2013 and includes Puerto Rico


Last Updated: March 22nd, 2013

The states with the current highest level of unemployment are:

Puerto Rico with a rate of 14.6%
California with a rate of 9.8%
Rhode Island with a rate of 9.8%
Nevada with a rate of 9.7%
New Jersey with a rate of 9.5%

The states with the current lowest level of unemployment are:

North Dakota with a rate of 3.3%
Nebraska with a rate of 3.8%
South Dakota with a rate of 4.4%
Vermont with a rate of 4.7%
Wyoming with a rate of 4.9%

The five highest single month unemployment rates on record are:

Puerto Rico with a rate of 24.5% in 01/1983
Puerto Rico with a rate of 24.5% in 09/1983
Puerto Rico with a rate of 24.3% in 02/1983
Puerto Rico with a rate of 24.1% in 03/1983
Puerto Rico with a rate of 23.9% in 12/1982

The five lowest single month unemployment rates on record are:

Connecticut with a rate of 2.1% in 09/2000
Connecticut with a rate of 2.1% in 10/2000
New Hampshire with a rate of 2.1% in 09/1986
New Hampshire with a rate of 2.1% in 10/1986
New Hampshire with a rate of 2.1% in 11/1986

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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics