Number of unemployed people in the US:
as of September, 2021
| State | Unemployment rate | Unemployment | Employment | Labor force | Employment-population ratio | Labor force participation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.1 | 68,544 | 2,139,093 | 2,207,637 | 54.8 | 56.6 |
| Alaska | 6.3 | 22,007 | 327,231 | 349,238 | 60.1 | 64.2 |
| Arizona | 5.7 | 209,125 | 3,434,885 | 3,644,010 | 57.0 | 60.5 |
| Arkansas | 4.0 | 54,259 | 1,303,751 | 1,358,010 | 54.9 | 57.2 |
| California | 7.5 | 1,418,760 | 17,594,563 | 19,013,323 | 56.6 | 61.1 |
| Colorado | 5.6 | 178,798 | 3,013,519 | 3,192,317 | 64.3 | 68.2 |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 123,375 | 1,688,761 | 1,812,136 | 58.7 | 63.0 |
| Delaware | 5.3 | 26,073 | 462,724 | 488,797 | 57.6 | 60.9 |
| District of Columbia | 6.5 | 26,711 | 384,041 | 410,752 | 65.6 | 70.2 |
| Florida | 4.9 | 517,021 | 10,075,984 | 10,593,005 | 56.3 | 59.2 |
| Georgia | 3.2 | 167,828 | 5,000,347 | 5,168,175 | 59.5 | 61.5 |
| Hawaii | 6.6 | 42,982 | 603,845 | 646,827 | 56.0 | 60.0 |
| Idaho | 2.9 | 25,908 | 880,283 | 906,191 | 60.6 | 62.4 |
| Illinois | 6.8 | 421,711 | 5,801,323 | 6,223,034 | 58.6 | 62.8 |
| Indiana | 4.0 | 134,842 | 3,206,690 | 3,341,532 | 60.5 | 63.0 |
| Iowa | 4.0 | 66,105 | 1,594,365 | 1,660,470 | 64.1 | 66.8 |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 59,039 | 1,455,727 | 1,514,766 | 64.9 | 67.6 |
| Kentucky | 4.3 | 84,707 | 1,902,645 | 1,987,352 | 54.0 | 56.5 |
| Louisiana | 5.8 | 120,149 | 1,942,013 | 2,062,162 | 54.3 | 57.7 |
| Maine | 4.8 | 32,946 | 646,364 | 679,310 | 57.5 | 60.4 |
| Maryland | 5.9 | 185,591 | 2,957,475 | 3,143,066 | 62.0 | 65.8 |
| Massachusetts | 5.2 | 192,858 | 3,527,888 | 3,720,746 | 62.5 | 65.9 |
| Michigan | 4.6 | 220,290 | 4,517,790 | 4,738,080 | 56.5 | 59.3 |
| Minnesota | 3.7 | 110,970 | 2,923,759 | 3,034,729 | 65.4 | 67.9 |
| Mississippi | 5.8 | 73,982 | 1,201,303 | 1,275,285 | 52.5 | 55.8 |
| Missouri | 3.8 | 118,110 | 2,951,869 | 3,069,979 | 60.8 | 63.2 |
| Montana | 3.3 | 18,116 | 523,116 | 541,232 | 59.9 | 61.9 |
| Nebraska | 2.0 | 20,687 | 1,002,234 | 1,022,921 | 67.0 | 68.4 |
| Nevada | 7.5 | 117,302 | 1,445,307 | 1,562,609 | 57.0 | 61.6 |
| New Hampshire | 2.9 | 21,876 | 727,802 | 749,678 | 63.9 | 65.9 |
| New Jersey | 7.1 | 315,720 | 4,116,334 | 4,432,054 | 58.2 | 62.7 |
| New Mexico | 6.9 | 65,585 | 886,344 | 951,929 | 53.2 | 57.1 |
| New York | 7.1 | 663,530 | 8,652,656 | 9,316,186 | 56.0 | 60.3 |
| North Carolina | 4.2 | 211,500 | 4,810,394 | 5,021,894 | 56.7 | 59.2 |
| North Dakota | 3.5 | 14,029 | 387,998 | 402,027 | 66.1 | 68.5 |
| Ohio | 5.4 | 303,344 | 5,357,969 | 5,661,313 | 57.8 | 61.1 |
| Oklahoma | 3.0 | 55,122 | 1,805,858 | 1,860,980 | 58.6 | 60.4 |
| Oregon | 4.7 | 102,074 | 2,067,612 | 2,169,686 | 59.5 | 62.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.2 | 390,373 | 5,886,464 | 6,276,837 | 57.3 | 61.1 |
| Rhode Island | 5.2 | 30,112 | 547,116 | 577,228 | 63.3 | 66.8 |
| South Carolina | 4.1 | 98,170 | 2,307,087 | 2,405,257 | 54.9 | 57.2 |
| South Dakota | 2.9 | 13,460 | 457,599 | 471,059 | 66.7 | 68.7 |
| Tennessee | 4.4 | 146,887 | 3,175,467 | 3,322,354 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| Texas | 5.6 | 796,980 | 13,369,025 | 14,166,005 | 58.9 | 62.4 |
| Utah | 2.4 | 40,111 | 1,629,945 | 1,670,056 | 66.3 | 67.9 |
| Vermont | 2.9 | 9,071 | 309,151 | 318,222 | 59.6 | 61.3 |
| Virginia | 3.8 | 159,786 | 4,084,410 | 4,244,196 | 60.4 | 62.8 |
| Washington | 4.9 | 193,976 | 3,742,966 | 3,936,942 | 60.6 | 63.7 |
| West Virginia | 4.6 | 36,028 | 755,769 | 791,797 | 52.6 | 55.1 |
| Wisconsin | 3.9 | 121,372 | 2,993,017 | 3,114,389 | 64.0 | 66.6 |
| Wyoming | 4.5 | 13,227 | 280,427 | 293,654 | 61.2 | 64.1 |