Ranking of US States By Unemployment Rate in January, 2020
Updated on June 20, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2020, among all US states and DC, Mississippi had the highest unemployment rate (5.6%), followed by District of Columbia (5.5%), and Alaska (5.4%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high unemployment rate, and the table below shows the ranking for all US states and DC.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of US States By Unemployment Rate in January, 2020
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| Rank | State | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 5.6 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 5.5 |
| 3 | Alaska | 5.4 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 5.3 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 5.1 |
| 6 | Arizona | 4.8 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 4.8 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 4.5 |
| 8 | Ohio | 4.4 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 4.4 |
| 9 | California | 4.3 |
| 10 | Nevada | 4.2 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 4.1 |
| 11 | New York | 4.1 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 4 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3.8 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 3.8 |
| 14 | Illinois | 3.7 |
| 14 | Michigan | 3.7 |
| 14 | Washington | 3.7 |
| 15 | Delaware | 3.6 |
| 15 | Montana | 3.6 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 3.6 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 3.5 |
| 16 | Georgia | 3.5 |
| 16 | Oregon | 3.5 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 3.5 |
| 16 | Texas | 3.5 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 3.4 |
| 17 | Missouri | 3.4 |
| 18 | Indiana | 3.3 |
| 18 | Maryland | 3.3 |
| 19 | Alabama | 3.2 |
| 19 | Maine | 3.2 |
| 20 | Kansas | 3.1 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 3.1 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 3.1 |
| 21 | Colorado | 3 |
| 21 | Florida | 3 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 3 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 3 |
| 22 | Idaho | 2.8 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 2.8 |
| 22 | Virginia | 2.8 |
| 23 | Iowa | 2.7 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 2.6 |
| 24 | South Dakota | 2.6 |
| 25 | Utah | 2.5 |
| 26 | Hawaii | 2.2 |
| 27 | North Dakota | 2 |
| 27 | Vermont | 2 |