Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	August 2024 rate	August 2025(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	August 2024 rate	August 2025(p) rate	Change	Rank
Indiana	4.4	3.6	-0.8	1
Illinois	5.0	4.4	-0.6	2
Kentucky	5.2	4.7	-0.5	3
Nevada	5.7	5.3	-0.4	4
New York	4.4	4.0	-0.4	4
Hawaii	3.0	2.7	-0.3	6
South Carolina	4.6	4.3	-0.3	6
West Virginia	4.1	3.8	-0.3	6
Alabama	3.1	2.9	-0.2	9
Colorado	4.4	4.2	-0.2	9
Georgia	3.6	3.4	-0.2	9
New Mexico	4.3	4.1	-0.2	9
Oklahoma	3.3	3.1	-0.2	9
Wyoming	3.4	3.2	-0.2	9
Louisiana	4.5	4.4	-0.1	15
Montana	3.0	2.9	-0.1	15
Texas	4.2	4.1	-0.1	15
Alaska	4.7	4.7	0.0	18
Idaho	3.7	3.7	0.0	18
Maine	3.2	3.2	0.0	18
North Carolina	3.7	3.7	0.0	18
North Dakota	2.5	2.5	0.0	18
Tennessee	3.6	3.6	0.0	18
Utah	3.3	3.3	0.0	18
Vermont	2.5	2.5	0.0	18
Washington	4.5	4.5	0.0	18
California	5.4	5.5	0.1	27
Kansas	3.7	3.8	0.1	27
Nebraska	2.9	3.0	0.1	27
Rhode Island	4.5	4.6	0.1	27
South Dakota	1.8	1.9	0.1	27
Wisconsin	3.0	3.1	0.1	27
Michigan	5.0	5.2	0.2	33
Arkansas	3.5	3.8	0.3	34
Arizona	3.7	4.1	0.4	35
Florida	3.4	3.8	0.4	35
Maryland	3.2	3.6	0.4	35
Minnesota	3.2	3.6	0.4	35
Missouri	3.7	4.1	0.4	35
New Hampshire	2.6	3.0	0.4	35
New Jersey	4.6	5.0	0.4	35
Pennsylvania	3.6	4.0	0.4	35
Connecticut	3.2	3.8	0.6	43
Delaware	3.7	4.3	0.6	43
Iowa	3.2	3.8	0.6	43
Massachusetts	4.2	4.8	0.6	43
Mississippi	3.3	3.9	0.6	43
Ohio	4.4	5.0	0.6	43
District of Columbia	5.3	6.0	0.7	49
Virginia	2.9	3.6	0.7	49
Oregon	4.2	5.0	0.8	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: September 19, 2025