Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	May 2025 rate	May 2026(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	May 2025 rate	May 2026(p) rate	Change	Rank
Ohio	4.7	3.7	-1.0	1
New Jersey	5.2	4.7	-0.5	2
Indiana	3.7	3.3	-0.4	3
Iowa	3.6	3.2	-0.4	3
California	5.5	5.3	-0.2	5
Colorado	4.1	3.9	-0.2	5
Kentucky	4.7	4.5	-0.2	5
Maine	3.3	3.1	-0.2	5
Missouri	4.0	3.8	-0.2	5
New Hampshire	3.2	3.0	-0.2	5
North Dakota	2.6	2.4	-0.2	5
Mississippi	3.9	3.8	-0.1	12
North Carolina	3.8	3.7	-0.1	12
Rhode Island	4.4	4.3	-0.1	12
Alaska	4.6	4.6	0.0	15
District of Columbia	6.1	6.1	0.0	15
Kansas	3.8	3.8	0.0	15
Michigan	5.1	5.1	0.0	15
Nevada	5.2	5.2	0.0	15
Oregon	5.2	5.2	0.0	15
Pennsylvania	4.2	4.2	0.0	15
Vermont	2.6	2.6	0.0	15
Alabama	2.9	3.0	0.1	23
Georgia	3.3	3.4	0.1	23
Hawaii	2.4	2.5	0.1	23
Idaho	3.6	3.7	0.1	23
Massachusetts	4.4	4.5	0.1	23
Nebraska	2.9	3.0	0.1	23
South Dakota	2.0	2.1	0.1	23
Tennessee	3.5	3.6	0.1	23
Arkansas	4.0	4.2	0.2	31
Louisiana	4.3	4.5	0.2	31
Montana	3.2	3.4	0.2	31
Texas	4.1	4.3	0.2	31
Utah	3.5	3.7	0.2	31
Wyoming	3.2	3.4	0.2	31
South Carolina	4.3	4.6	0.3	37
West Virginia	4.0	4.3	0.3	37
Wisconsin	3.1	3.4	0.3	37
Maryland	4.0	4.4	0.4	40
New York	4.2	4.6	0.4	40
Arizona	4.3	4.8	0.5	42
Virginia	3.3	3.8	0.5	42
Delaware	4.5	5.1	0.6	44
Illinois	4.4	5.1	0.7	45
Minnesota	3.7	4.4	0.7	45
Washington	4.5	5.2	0.7	45
New Mexico	4.0	4.9	0.9	48
Oklahoma	3.1	4.1	1.0	49
Florida	3.7	4.8	1.1	50
Connecticut	3.8	5.1	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: June 23, 2026