State unemployment in the U.S. in 2018
Number of unemployed persons in the U.S. in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This table ranks the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia by their number of unemployed persons in 2018. In 2018, California had the largest number of unemployed people in the United States with about 815,000 people.
Number of unemployed persons in the U.S. in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)
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| State | Number of unemployed in thousands |
|---|---|
| California | 815 |
| Texas | 534 |
| New York | 394 |
| Florida | 365 |
| Illinois | 278 |
| Pennsylvania | 276 |
| Ohio | 263 |
| Michigan | 203 |
| Georgia | 201 |
| North Carolina | 195 |
| New Jersey | 183 |
| Washington | 171 |
| Arizona | 166 |
| Virginia | 129 |
| Massachusetts | 127 |
| Maryland | 125 |
| Indiana | 116 |
| Tennessee | 113 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Colorado | 102 |
| Missouri | 98 |
| Wisconsin | 94 |
| Kentucky | 89 |
| Minnesota | 89 |
| Oregon | 87 |
| Alabama | 86 |
| South Carolina | 80 |
| Connecticut | 78 |
| Nevada | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 63 |
| Mississippi | 61 |
| Kansas | 50 |
| Arkansas | 50 |
| Utah | 49 |
| New Mexico | 47 |
| Iowa | 43 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Alaska | 24 |
| Idaho | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 23 |
| District of Columbia | 22 |
| Montana | 20 |
| New Hampshire | 19 |
| Delaware | 18 |
| Hawaii | 17 |
| South Dakota | 14 |
| Wyoming | 12 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| Vermont | 9 |
| State | Number of unemployed in thousands |
|---|---|
| California | 815 |
| Texas | 534 |
| New York | 394 |
| Florida | 365 |
| Illinois | 278 |
| Pennsylvania | 276 |
| Ohio | 263 |
| Michigan | 203 |
| Georgia | 201 |
| North Carolina | 195 |
| New Jersey | 183 |
| Washington | 171 |
| Arizona | 166 |
| Virginia | 129 |
| Massachusetts | 127 |
| Maryland | 125 |
| Indiana | 116 |
| Tennessee | 113 |
| Louisiana | 103 |
| Colorado | 102 |
| Missouri | 98 |
| Wisconsin | 94 |
| Kentucky | 89 |
| Minnesota | 89 |
| Oregon | 87 |
| Alabama | 86 |
| South Carolina | 80 |
| Connecticut | 78 |
| Nevada | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 63 |
| Mississippi | 61 |
| Kansas | 50 |
| Arkansas | 50 |
| Utah | 49 |
| New Mexico | 47 |
| Iowa | 43 |
| West Virginia | 41 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Alaska | 24 |
| Idaho | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 23 |
| District of Columbia | 22 |
| Montana | 20 |
| New Hampshire | 19 |
| Delaware | 18 |
| Hawaii | 17 |
| South Dakota | 14 |
| Wyoming | 12 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| Vermont | 9 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This table ranks the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia by their number of unemployed persons in 2018. In 2018, California had the largest number of unemployed people in the United States with about 815,000 people.
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