Features Published February 14, 2012 9:30am EST | Updated February 8, 2017 2:30pm EST States With the Lowest Unemployment Rates Comments FOXBusiness Here are the states with the lowest unemployment rates as of December 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Reuters) North Dakota 3.3% Nebraska 4.1% South Dakota 4.2% New Hampshire 5.1% Vermont 5.1% Iowa 5.6% (REUTERS/Eric Thayer) Minnesota 5.7% Wyoming 5.8% Utah 6.0% Oklahoma 6.1%