Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	July 2024 rate	July 2025(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	July 2024 rate	July 2025(p) rate	Change	Rank
Indiana	4.3	3.6	-0.7	1
Illinois	5.1	4.6	-0.5	2
New York	4.4	4.0	-0.4	3
West Virginia	4.1	3.7	-0.4	3
Hawaii	3.0	2.7	-0.3	5
South Carolina	4.5	4.2	-0.3	5
Georgia	3.6	3.4	-0.2	7
Kentucky	5.1	4.9	-0.2	7
Montana	3.0	2.8	-0.2	7
Nevada	5.6	5.4	-0.2	7
Oklahoma	3.3	3.1	-0.2	7
New Mexico	4.3	4.2	-0.1	12
Texas	4.1	4.0	-0.1	12
Alabama	3.0	3.0	0.0	14
Idaho	3.7	3.7	0.0	14
North Dakota	2.5	2.5	0.0	14
Utah	3.3	3.3	0.0	14
Washington	4.5	4.5	0.0	14
Wyoming	3.3	3.3	0.0	14
Alaska	4.7	4.8	0.1	20
California	5.4	5.5	0.1	20
Kansas	3.7	3.8	0.1	20
Maine	3.1	3.2	0.1	20
North Carolina	3.6	3.7	0.1	20
South Dakota	1.8	1.9	0.1	20
Colorado	4.3	4.5	0.2	26
Louisiana	4.3	4.5	0.2	26
Maryland	3.2	3.4	0.2	26
Nebraska	2.8	3.0	0.2	26
Tennessee	3.4	3.6	0.2	26
Vermont	2.4	2.6	0.2	26
Wisconsin	2.9	3.1	0.2	26
Arkansas	3.4	3.7	0.3	33
Florida	3.4	3.7	0.3	33
Minnesota	3.2	3.5	0.3	33
New Jersey	4.6	4.9	0.3	33
Delaware	3.7	4.1	0.4	37
Missouri	3.7	4.1	0.4	37
Pennsylvania	3.6	4.0	0.4	37
Rhode Island	4.4	4.8	0.4	37
Arizona	3.6	4.1	0.5	41
Michigan	4.8	5.3	0.5	41
New Hampshire	2.6	3.1	0.5	41
Iowa	3.1	3.7	0.6	44
Connecticut	3.1	3.8	0.7	45
District of Columbia	5.3	6.0	0.7	45
Massachusetts	4.1	4.8	0.7	45
Ohio	4.3	5.0	0.7	45
Oregon	4.2	5.0	0.8	49
Virginia	2.8	3.6	0.8	49
Mississippi	3.1	4.0	0.9	51
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

Last Modified Date: August 19, 2025