Kansas Among 20 US States With the Highest Percentage of Unemployed RNs

Here are the 20 states with the highest percentages of RNs who had active licenses but were unemployed in 2018 (the most recent data available):

Note: The list includes ties and results in a numerical listing of 15.

1. Michigan 22.2%
2. Florida and South Carolina 21.3%
3. Maine 20.1%
4. Indiana 20%
5. Arizona and Oklahoma 19.8%
6. Wisconsin 19.7%
7. Illinois 19.1%
8. Texas 18.7%
9. California and Pennsylvania 18.5%
10. Kansas 18.4%
11. New York 18.3%
12. Alabama and Colorado 18.1%
13. Arkansas 18%
14. Idaho 17.7%
15. Missouri and Ohio 17.6%

Source: The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, in collaboration with the U.S Census Bureau.