The U.S. Department of Labor recently released its latest report identifying state-by-state unemployment rates, based on current population data. In 31 states, unemployment rates among workers ages 15 and older declined between August and September 2014. Take a look at the numbers below to see how your state stacks up.
| STATE |
RATE |
| North Dakota | 2.8 percent |
| South Dakota | 3.4 percent |
| Utah | 3.5 percent |
| Nebraska | 3.6 percent |
| Minnesota | 4.1 percent |
| Hawaii | 4.2 percent |
| New Hampshire | 4.3 percent |
| Vermont | 4.4 percent |
| Idaho | 4.5 percent |
| Iowa | 4.6 percent |
| Montana | 4.6 percent |
| Colorado | 4.7 percent |
| Oklahoma | 4.7 percent |
| Wyoming | 4.7 percent |
| Kansas | 4.8 percent |
| Texas | 5.2 percent |
| Virginia | 5.5 percent |
| Wisconsin | 5.5 percent |
| Ohio | 5.6 percent |
| Indiana | 5.7 percent |
| Pennsylvania | 5.7 percent |
| Washington | 5.7 percent |
| Maine | 5.8 percent |
| Louisiana | 6.0 percent |
| Massachusetts | 6.0 percent |
| Florida | 6.1 percent |
| Arkansas | 6.2 percent |
| New York | 6.2 percent |
| Maryland | 6.3 percent |
| Missouri | 6.3 percent |
| Connecticut | 6.4 percent |
| Delaware | 6.5 percent |
| New Jersey | 6.5 percent |
| Alabama | 6.6 percent |
| Illinois | 6.6 percent |
| New Mexico | 6.6 percent |
| South Carolina | 6.6 percent |
| West Virginia | 6.6 percent |
| Kentucky | 6.7 percent |
| North Carolina | 6.7 percent |
| Alaska | 6.8 percent |
| Arizona | 6.9 percent |
| Oregon | 7.1 percent |
| Michigan | 7.2 percent |
| California | 7.3 percent |
| Nevada | 7.3 percent |
| Tennessee | 7.3 percent |
| Rhode Island | 7.4 percent |
| Mississippi | 7.7 percent |
| Georgia | 7.9 percent |