Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	January 2025 rate	January 2026(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	January 2025 rate	January 2026(p) rate	Change	Rank
Indiana	3.9	3.4	-0.5	1
Kentucky	4.8	4.3	-0.5	1
Ohio	4.8	4.3	-0.5	1
Alabama	3.1	2.7	-0.4	4
Colorado	4.3	3.9	-0.4	4
Hawaii	2.6	2.2	-0.4	4
Michigan	5.3	5.0	-0.3	7
Mississippi	3.9	3.6	-0.3	7
Iowa	3.5	3.4	-0.1	9
Nevada	5.4	5.3	-0.1	9
California	5.4	5.4	0.0	11
Idaho	3.7	3.7	0.0	11
Louisiana	4.3	4.3	0.0	11
Maine	3.3	3.3	0.0	11
Missouri	3.9	3.9	0.0	11
North Carolina	3.8	3.8	0.0	11
North Dakota	2.6	2.6	0.0	11
Rhode Island	4.5	4.5	0.0	11
Tennessee	3.5	3.5	0.0	11
Wisconsin	3.3	3.3	0.0	11
Georgia	3.4	3.5	0.1	21
Kansas	3.8	3.9	0.1	21
Nebraska	2.9	3.0	0.1	21
Vermont	2.6	2.7	0.1	21
Illinois	4.7	4.9	0.2	25
New Hampshire	3.0	3.2	0.2	25
Pennsylvania	4.1	4.3	0.2	25
South Dakota	2.0	2.2	0.2	25
Texas	4.1	4.3	0.2	25
Alaska	4.5	4.8	0.3	30
Arizona	4.2	4.5	0.3	30
New Jersey	4.9	5.2	0.3	30
New Mexico	4.1	4.5	0.4	33
Oregon	4.8	5.2	0.4	33
Wyoming	3.2	3.6	0.4	33
Massachusetts	4.2	4.7	0.5	36
New York	4.1	4.6	0.5	36
Utah	3.3	3.8	0.5	36
Virginia	3.2	3.7	0.5	36
Arkansas	3.8	4.4	0.6	40
Washington	4.4	5.0	0.6	40
Montana	2.9	3.6	0.7	42
Maryland	3.5	4.3	0.8	43
Oklahoma	3.1	3.9	0.8	43
South Carolina	4.1	4.9	0.8	43
West Virginia	3.8	4.6	0.8	43
Connecticut	3.6	4.5	0.9	47
District of Columbia	5.7	6.7	1.0	48
Florida	3.5	4.5	1.0	48
Minnesota	3.4	4.4	1.0	48
Delaware	4.1	5.4	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: April 8, 2026