This surprised me.
Rank State Rate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2
2 NEBRASKA 4.1
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8
4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.9
5 OKLAHOMA 5.3
6 VERMONT 5.5
7 WYOMING 5.9
8 HAWAII 6.0
8 IOWA 6.0
8 VIRGINIA 6.0
11 KANSAS 6.6
12 MINNESOTA 6.7
13 NEW MEXICO 6.8
14 MARYLAND 7.0
15 UTAH 7.4
16 ALASKA 7.5
16 MONTANA 7.5
18 MASSACHUSETTS 7.6
18 PENNSYLVANIA 7.6
18 WISCONSIN 7.6
21 LOUISIANA 7.8
21 MAINE 7.8
23 DELAWARE 8.0
23 NEW YORK 8.0
25 ARKANSAS 8.1
26 TEXAS 8.2
Unemployment Rates for States
Rank State Rate
1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2
2 NEBRASKA 4.1
3 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8
4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.9
5 OKLAHOMA 5.3
6 VERMONT 5.5
7 WYOMING 5.9
8 HAWAII 6.0
8 IOWA 6.0
8 VIRGINIA 6.0
11 KANSAS 6.6
12 MINNESOTA 6.7
13 NEW MEXICO 6.8
14 MARYLAND 7.0
15 UTAH 7.4
16 ALASKA 7.5
16 MONTANA 7.5
18 MASSACHUSETTS 7.6
18 PENNSYLVANIA 7.6
18 WISCONSIN 7.6
21 LOUISIANA 7.8
21 MAINE 7.8
23 DELAWARE 8.0
23 NEW YORK 8.0
25 ARKANSAS 8.1
26 TEXAS 8.2
Unemployment Rates for States