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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State May 2024
rate		 May 2025(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

Indiana

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 1

Illinois

 5.1 4.8 -0.3 2

New York

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 2

West Virginia

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 2

Montana

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 5

Oklahoma

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 5

Hawaii

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 7

South Carolina

 4.2 4.1 -0.1 7

Washington

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 7

Georgia

 3.5 3.5 0.0 10

Idaho

 3.6 3.6 0.0 10

Nevada

 5.5 5.5 0.0 10

South Dakota

 1.8 1.8 0.0 10

Texas

 4.1 4.1 0.0 10

Utah

 3.2 3.2 0.0 10

California

 5.2 5.3 0.1 16

Kentucky

 4.9 5.0 0.1 16

New Mexico

 4.1 4.2 0.1 16

North Carolina

 3.6 3.7 0.1 16

North Dakota

 2.4 2.5 0.1 16

Alaska

 4.5 4.7 0.2 21

Delaware

 3.8 4.0 0.2 21

Maryland

 3.0 3.2 0.2 21

Minnesota

 3.1 3.3 0.2 21

Wyoming

 3.1 3.3 0.2 21

Arkansas

 3.4 3.7 0.3 26

Kansas

 3.5 3.8 0.3 26

Missouri

 3.7 4.0 0.3 26

Nebraska

 2.7 3.0 0.3 26

New Jersey

 4.5 4.8 0.3 26

Pennsylvania

 3.6 3.9 0.3 26

Tennessee

 3.2 3.5 0.3 26

Alabama

 2.9 3.3 0.4 33

Florida

 3.3 3.7 0.4 33

Louisiana

 4.1 4.5 0.4 33

Vermont

 2.2 2.6 0.4 33

Wisconsin

 2.9 3.3 0.4 33

Maine

 2.9 3.4 0.5 38

New Hampshire

 2.5 3.1 0.6 39

Rhode Island

 4.3 4.9 0.6 39

Virginia

 2.8 3.4 0.6 39

Arizona

 3.4 4.1 0.7 42

Colorado

 4.1 4.8 0.7 42

Connecticut

 3.1 3.8 0.7 42

District of Columbia

 5.2 5.9 0.7 42

Iowa

 2.9 3.6 0.7 42

Ohio

 4.2 4.9 0.7 42

Oregon

 4.1 4.8 0.7 42

Massachusetts

 4.0 4.8 0.8 49

Michigan

 4.5 5.4 0.9 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: June 24, 2025