Choropleth — Unemployment Rate by US State (annual average)
Annual-average unemployment rate for all 50 states on the US hex atlas, from 1.9% in SD to 5.6% in NV: the Plains and northern New England are tight labour markets, while Nevada, California and the industrial Midwest run highest. A sequential ramp suits a rate with no meaningful midpoint. Illustrative values.
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title "Unemployment rate by state — annual average (%, illustrative)"
atlas us
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legend "Unemployment rate (%)"
# Seasonally adjusted annual average, % of the labour force. 50 states; DC is not on this atlas.
AL 2.9
AK 4.6
AZ 3.6
AR 3.4
CA 5.3
CO 4.1
CT 3.6
DE 3.9
FL 3.3
GA 3.4
HI 3
ID 3.4
IL 4.8
IN 4.2
IA 3
KS 3.4
KY 4.9
LA 4.3
ME 3
MD 3
MA 4
MI 4.7
MN 3.1
MS 3.4
MO 3.8
MT 3
NE 2.8
NV 5.6
NH 2.6
NJ 4.6
NM 4.1
NY 4.3
NC 3.6
ND 2.2
OH 4.3
OK 3.3
OR 4.1
PA 3.4
RI 4.5
SC 4.3
SD 1.9
TN 3.4
TX 4.1
UT 3.2
VT 2.3
VA 2.9
WA 4.5
WV 4.1
WI 3.1
WY 3