Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	April 2024 rate	April 2025(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	April 2024 rate	April 2025(p) rate	Change	Rank
Illinois	5.1	4.8	-0.3	1
Montana	3.0	2.7	-0.3	1
Washington	4.6	4.4	-0.2	3
West Virginia	4.0	3.8	-0.2	3
Indiana	4.0	3.9	-0.1	5
Oklahoma	3.3	3.2	-0.1	5
Hawaii	2.9	2.9	0.0	7
New York	4.2	4.2	0.0	7
South Dakota	1.8	1.8	0.0	7
Utah	3.1	3.1	0.0	7
California	5.2	5.3	0.1	11
Idaho	3.6	3.7	0.1	11
North Carolina	3.6	3.7	0.1	11
Texas	4.0	4.1	0.1	11
Alaska	4.5	4.7	0.2	15
Delaware	3.7	3.9	0.2	15
Georgia	3.4	3.6	0.2	15
Maryland	2.9	3.1	0.2	15
Minnesota	3.0	3.2	0.2	15
Missouri	3.7	3.9	0.2	15
Nevada	5.4	5.6	0.2	15
Arkansas	3.4	3.7	0.3	22
Kentucky	4.9	5.2	0.3	22
Louisiana	4.1	4.4	0.3	22
Nebraska	2.7	3.0	0.3	22
New Jersey	4.5	4.8	0.3	22
New Mexico	4.0	4.3	0.3	22
North Dakota	2.3	2.6	0.3	22
Pennsylvania	3.6	3.9	0.3	22
South Carolina	3.9	4.2	0.3	22
Tennessee	3.2	3.5	0.3	22
Wyoming	3.0	3.3	0.3	22
Alabama	2.9	3.3	0.4	33
Florida	3.3	3.7	0.4	33
Kansas	3.4	3.8	0.4	33
Wisconsin	2.9	3.3	0.4	33
Virginia	2.8	3.3	0.5	37
Connecticut	3.1	3.7	0.6	38
District of Columbia	5.2	5.8	0.6	38
Oregon	4.1	4.7	0.6	38
Vermont	2.1	2.7	0.6	38
Arizona	3.4	4.1	0.7	42
Iowa	2.8	3.5	0.7	42
Maine	2.8	3.5	0.7	42
Massachusetts	3.9	4.6	0.7	42
New Hampshire	2.4	3.1	0.7	42
Ohio	4.2	4.9	0.7	42
Rhode Island	4.2	4.9	0.7	42
Colorado	4.0	4.8	0.8	49
Michigan	4.4	5.5	1.1	50
Mississippi	2.8	4.0	1.2	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: May 21, 2025