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- Quarterly Data Series on Business Employment Dynamics 12/17/2025
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18 states had unemployment rate increases from September 2024 to September 2025
December 17, 2025
From September 2024 to September 2025, 18 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states had decreases, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was 0.3 percentage point higher than in September 2024. Full Text »
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