Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| California | 6.4 | 1,282,259 | 49 |
| Texas | 5.1 | 765,912 | 30 |
| New York | 6.2 | 632,127 | 46 |
| Florida | 4.8 | 516,132 | 20 |
| Illinois | 5.8 | 384,790 | 41 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.2 | 349,819 | 35 |
| New Jersey | 6.2 | 304,881 | 46 |
| Michigan | 5.8 | 290,715 | 41 |
| Ohio | 4.8 | 290,011 | 20 |
| Georgia | 5.1 | 276,950 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 4.8 | 253,256 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 5.1 | 199,882 | 30 |
| Washington | 5.0 | 198,360 | 27 |
| Virginia | 4.3 | 191,415 | 16 |
| Arizona | 5.2 | 182,184 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 4.7 | 164,163 | 19 |
| Maryland | 4.9 | 162,773 | 25 |
| Puerto Rico | 12.1 | 153,090 | 52 |
| Indiana | 4.3 | 148,579 | 16 |
| Colorado | 4.5 | 143,373 | 18 |
| Louisiana | 6.3 | 135,734 | 48 |
| Missouri | 4.1 | 127,719 | 15 |
| South Carolina | 5.0 | 124,521 | 27 |
| Minnesota | 3.9 | 122,323 | 12 |
| Oregon | 5.4 | 116,411 | 37 |
| Alabama | 4.8 | 112,849 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 5.6 | 109,838 | 38 |
| Nevada | 6.8 | 107,736 | 51 |
| Kentucky | 4.8 | 103,267 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 3.3 | 102,659 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 4.9 | 93,199 | 25 |
| Mississippi | 6.0 | 79,706 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 5.1 | 71,269 | 30 |
| Iowa | 3.6 | 61,411 | 7 |
| Kansas | 3.9 | 59,154 | 12 |
| Utah | 3.4 | 59,150 | 5 |
| New Mexico | 6.0 | 58,121 | 44 |
| West Virginia | 5.7 | 45,018 | 39 |
| Hawaii | 5.0 | 35,378 | 27 |
| Idaho | 3.7 | 34,229 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 5.7 | 33,634 | 39 |
| Nebraska | 3.0 | 31,428 | 2 |
| Maine | 3.9 | 28,048 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | 3.4 | 25,914 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 6.5 | 25,748 | 50 |
| Delaware | 5.1 | 25,640 | 30 |
| Montana | 3.8 | 21,045 | 11 |
| Alaska | 5.8 | 20,644 | 41 |
| South Dakota | 3.0 | 14,163 | 2 |
| Vermont | 3.7 | 12,815 | 8 |
| North Dakota | 2.8 | 11,847 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 3.7 | 11,118 | 8 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:48 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 5:48 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.