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Unemployment rates lower in 20 states over year ended November 2023
December 28, 2023
From November 2022 to November 2023, unemployment rates were lower in 20 states, higher in 15 states and the District of Columbia, and essentially unchanged in 15 states.
State unemployment rates, November 2023, seasonally adjusted
State unemployment rates, November 2023, seasonally adjusted
State
November 2023 unemployment rate
November 2022 unemployment rate
12-month change (in percentage points)
Alabama
2.4
2.6
-0.2
Alaska
4.4
3.7
0.7
Arizona
4.3
4.0
0.3
Arkansas
3.3
3.5
-0.2
California
4.9
4.1
0.8
Colorado
3.3
2.8
0.5
Connecticut
3.6
4.0
-0.4
Delaware
4.2
4.7
-0.5
District of Columbia
5.0
4.2
0.8
Florida
2.9
2.7
0.2
Georgia
3.4
3.1
0.3
Hawaii
2.9
3.7
-0.8
Idaho
3.3
2.8
0.5
Illinois
4.7
4.6
0.1
Indiana
3.7
3.2
0.5
Iowa
3.3
3.1
0.2
Kansas
2.9
2.9
0.0
Kentucky
4.3
3.9
0.4
Louisiana
3.5
3.6
-0.1
Maine
3.0
3.1
-0.1
Maryland
1.8
3.1
-1.3
Massachusetts
2.9
3.7
-0.8
Michigan
4.3
4.4
-0.1
Minnesota
3.1
3.0
0.1
Mississippi
3.3
4.1
-0.8
Missouri
3.2
2.7
0.5
Montana
3.0
2.7
0.3
Nebraska
2.3
2.7
-0.4
Nevada
5.4
5.5
-0.1
New Hampshire
2.3
2.9
-0.6
New Jersey
4.7
3.3
1.4
New Mexico
3.9
3.5
0.4
New York
4.3
4.1
0.2
North Carolina
3.5
3.9
-0.4
North Dakota
1.9
2.1
-0.2
Ohio
3.6
4.1
-0.5
Oklahoma
3.3
3.2
0.1
Oregon
3.6
4.8
-1.2
Pennsylvania
3.4
4.4
-1.0
Rhode Island
2.9
3.3
-0.4
South Carolina
3.0
3.3
-0.3
South Dakota
2.0
2.2
-0.2
Tennessee
3.5
3.5
0.0
Texas
4.1
3.8
0.3
Utah
2.8
2.4
0.4
Vermont
2.1
3.1
-1.0
Virginia
2.9
3.2
-0.3
Washington
4.0
4.6
-0.6
West Virginia
4.2
4.1
0.1
Wisconsin
3.3
3.0
0.3
Wyoming
3.0
3.9
-0.9
Maryland had the lowest jobless rate in November, at 1.8 percent. The next lowest rate was in North Dakota, at 1.9 percent. Nevada had the highest unemployment rate, 5.4 percent. In total, 19 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.7 percent, 5 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates, and 26 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
Maryland had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (−1.3 percentage points). New Jersey had the largest rate increase (+1.4 percentage points).
United States Department of Labor
