Unemployment rates per 2014. Source: BLS.
Rank	State	Rate
1	NORTH DAKOTA	2.6
2	VERMONT	3.3
3	NEBRASKA	3.6
4	WYOMING	3.7
5	SOUTH DAKOTA	3.8
5	UTAH	3.8
7	IOWA	4.3
8	HAWAII	4.4
8	NEW HAMPSHIRE	4.4
10	LOUISIANA	4.5
11	OKLAHOMA	4.6
12	MINNESOTA	4.7
13	KANSAS	4.8
13	MONTANA	4.8
15	VIRGINIA	4.9
16	IDAHO	5.0
17	TEXAS	5.2
18	SOUTH CAROLINA	5.3
19	MARYLAND	5.5
20	INDIANA	5.7
20	MAINE	5.7
20	OHIO	5.7
20	PENNSYLVANIA	5.7
24	DELAWARE	5.8
24	WISCONSIN	5.8
26	COLORADO	6.0
26	MASSACHUSETTS	6.0
26	WEST VIRGINIA	6.0
29	WASHINGTON	6.1
30	FLORIDA	6.2
30	NORTH CAROLINA	6.2
32	TENNESSEE	6.3
33	ALASKA	6.4
34	ARKANSAS	6.6
34	MISSOURI	6.6
36	NEW YORK	6.7
37	NEW MEXICO	6.8
38	ALABAMA	6.9
38	ARIZONA	6.9
38	CONNECTICUT	6.9
38	NEW JERSEY	6.9
38	OREGON	6.9
43	GEORGIA	7.0
44	MICHIGAN	7.4
45	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	7.5
45	MISSISSIPPI	7.5
47	KENTUCKY	7.7
48	CALIFORNIA	7.8
49	ILLINOIS	7.9
50	NEVADA	8.0
51	RHODE ISLAND	8.3