Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	November 2024 rate	November 2025(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	November 2024 rate	November 2025(p) rate	Change	Rank
Hawaii	3.0	2.2	-0.8	1
Colorado	4.6	3.9	-0.7	2
Indiana	4.4	3.7	-0.7	2
Kentucky	5.4	4.7	-0.7	2
Alabama	3.3	2.7	-0.6	5
Nevada	5.8	5.2	-0.6	5
Illinois	4.9	4.4	-0.5	7
Louisiana	4.6	4.3	-0.3	8
Maine	3.4	3.2	-0.2	9
Michigan	5.2	5.0	-0.2	9
New Mexico	4.4	4.2	-0.2	9
Rhode Island	4.5	4.3	-0.2	9
Wyoming	3.6	3.4	-0.2	9
Georgia	3.6	3.5	-0.1	14
Idaho	3.8	3.7	-0.1	14
Tennessee	3.7	3.6	-0.1	14
Alaska	4.7	4.7	0.0	17
California	5.5	5.5	0.0	17
Kansas	3.8	3.8	0.0	17
Ohio	4.5	4.5	0.0	17
Texas	4.2	4.2	0.0	17
Wisconsin	3.1	3.1	0.0	17
Nebraska	2.9	3.0	0.1	23
New York	4.4	4.5	0.1	23
North Carolina	3.7	3.8	0.1	23
North Dakota	2.5	2.6	0.1	23
Vermont	2.5	2.6	0.1	23
Iowa	3.3	3.5	0.2	28
Mississippi	3.6	3.8	0.2	28
New Hampshire	2.8	3.0	0.2	28
Oklahoma	3.3	3.5	0.2	28
South Carolina	4.4	4.6	0.2	28
South Dakota	1.9	2.1	0.2	28
Washington	4.4	4.6	0.2	28
Utah	3.3	3.6	0.3	35
West Virginia	4.1	4.4	0.3	35
Arizona	3.9	4.3	0.4	37
Missouri	3.6	4.0	0.4	37
Montana	2.9	3.3	0.4	37
Arkansas	3.6	4.1	0.5	40
Pennsylvania	3.7	4.2	0.5	40
Massachusetts	4.1	4.7	0.6	42
Virginia	2.9	3.5	0.6	42
Florida	3.5	4.2	0.7	44
Connecticut	3.2	4.0	0.8	45
New Jersey	4.6	5.4	0.8	45
Oregon	4.3	5.2	0.9	47
Minnesota	3.0	4.0	1.0	48
Maryland	3.1	4.2	1.1	49
District of Columbia	5.3	6.5	1.2	50
Delaware	3.6	4.9	1.3	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: January 7, 2026