Study: States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Quickest

Staff Report

Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

With the U.S. gaining 194,000 jobs in September, below the previous month’s 235,000 jobs, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, along with accompanying videos and audio files, to illustrate which areas of the country have had the best recovery so far. 

In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on five key metrics that compare unemployment rate statistics from the latest month for which data is available (September 2021) to key dates in 2019 and 2020.

Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A. 

Bounced Back Most 

Bounced Back Least 

1. Nebraska

42. District of Columbia

2. Utah

43. Colorado

3. Alabama

44. New Mexico

4. Idaho

45. Illinois

5. New Hampshire

46. Connecticut

6. Oklahoma

47. New York

7. South Dakota

48. California

8. Montana

49. Hawaii

9. Vermont

50. Nevada

10. Georgia

51. New Jersey

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-unemployment-rates/74907