Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5.2 | 8,902,365 | N/A |
| Wyoming | 3.7 | 11,113 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 3.2 | 101,728 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 5.4 | 42,641 | 37 |
| Washington | 5.1 | 204,777 | 30 |
| Virginia | 4.3 | 190,525 | 16 |
| Vermont | 3.6 | 12,519 | 6 |
| Utah | 3.6 | 63,306 | 6 |
| Texas | 5.3 | 802,438 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 4.7 | 164,955 | 19 |
| South Dakota | 2.9 | 13,933 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 4.9 | 125,193 | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 5.8 | 34,430 | 41 |
| Puerto Rico | 10.7 | 138,463 | 52 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.3 | 351,289 | 35 |
| Oregon | 5.4 | 117,000 | 37 |
| Oklahoma | 5.0 | 95,693 | 29 |
| Ohio | 4.8 | 285,380 | 22 |
| North Dakota | 2.8 | 11,552 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 4.7 | 251,905 | 19 |
| New York | 6.4 | 648,175 | 49 |
| New Mexico | 6.0 | 58,172 | 45 |
| New Jersey | 6.3 | 315,874 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | 3.3 | 25,970 | 5 |
| Nevada | 7.0 | 112,440 | 51 |
| Nebraska | 3.0 | 32,072 | 3 |
| Montana | 3.6 | 20,602 | 6 |
| Missouri | 4.0 | 125,358 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 5.8 | 76,677 | 41 |
| Minnesota | 4.1 | 126,788 | 15 |
| Michigan | 5.7 | 286,296 | 40 |
| Massachusetts | 5.2 | 201,593 | 34 |
| Maryland | 4.9 | 162,200 | 24 |
| Maine | 3.8 | 27,132 | 12 |
| Louisiana | 6.3 | 135,161 | 46 |
| Kentucky | 4.9 | 104,742 | 24 |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 59,250 | 13 |
| Iowa | 3.6 | 60,853 | 6 |
| Indiana | 4.3 | 148,488 | 16 |
| Illinois | 5.8 | 388,370 | 41 |
| Idaho | 3.7 | 35,649 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 4.9 | 34,516 | 24 |
| Georgia | 5.1 | 282,204 | 30 |
| Florida | 4.8 | 531,580 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | 6.3 | 25,416 | 46 |
| Delaware | 5.1 | 26,301 | 30 |
| Connecticut | 5.6 | 109,626 | 39 |
| Colorado | 4.6 | 149,719 | 18 |
| California | 6.6 | 1,325,568 | 50 |
| Arkansas | 4.9 | 69,655 | 24 |
| Arizona | 5.1 | 183,239 | 30 |
| Alaska | 5.9 | 21,037 | 44 |
| Alabama | 4.7 | 111,265 | 19 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:52 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.