: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Unemployment Rate
8.9%
of American workers are unemployed during an average month. Putting people back to work will let them earn their way out of poverty.
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| State | Unemployment Rate | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9.0% | 33rd | |
| Alaska | 7.6% | 22nd | |
| Arizona | 9.5% | 38th | |
| Arkansas | 8.0% | 25th | |
| California | 11.7% | 50th | |
| Colorado | 8.3% | 28th | |
| Connecticut | 8.8% | 32nd | |
| Delaware | 7.3% | 16th | |
| District of Columbia | 10.2% | 43rd | |
| Florida | 10.5% | 46th | |
| Georgia | 9.8% | 41st | |
| Hawaii | 6.7% | 11th | |
| Idaho | 8.7% | 31st | |
| Illinois | 9.8% | 41st | |
| Indiana | 9.0% | 33rd | |
| Iowa | 5.9% | 6th | |
| Kansas | 6.7% | 11th | |
| Kentucky | 9.5% | 38th | |
| Louisiana | 7.3% | 16th | |
| Maine | 7.5% | 20th | |
| Maryland | 7.0% | 15th | |
| Massachusetts | 7.4% | 18th | |
| Michigan | 10.3% | 44th | |
| Minnesota | 6.4% | 10th | |
| Mississippi | 10.7% | 48th | |
| Missouri | 8.6% | 29th | |
| Montana | 6.8% | 14th | |
| Nebraska | 4.4% | 2nd | |
| Nevada | 13.5% | 51st | |
| New Hampshire | 5.4% | 4th | |
| New Jersey | 9.3% | 37th | |
| New Mexico | 7.4% | 18th | |
| New York | 8.2% | 27th | |
| North Carolina | 10.5% | 46th | |
| North Dakota | 3.5% | 1st | |
| Ohio | 8.6% | 29th | |
| Oklahoma | 6.2% | 8th | |
| Oregon | 9.5% | 38th | |
| Pennsylvania | 7.9% | 23rd | |
| Rhode Island | 11.3% | 49th | |
| South Carolina | 10.3% | 44th | |
| South Dakota | 4.7% | 3rd | |
| Tennessee | 9.2% | 35th | |
| Texas | 7.9% | 23rd | |
| Utah | 6.7% | 11th | |
| Vermont | 5.6% | 5th | |
| Virginia | 6.2% | 8th | |
| Washington | 9.2% | 35th | |
| West Virginia | 8.0% | 25th | |
| Wisconsin | 7.5% | 20th | |
| Wyoming | 6.0% | 7th | |