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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 February 2025
rate		 February 2026(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

Ohio

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 1

Kentucky

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 2

Indiana

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 3

Colorado

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 4

Alabama

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 5

Hawaii

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 5

Michigan

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 5

Mississippi

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 8

Iowa

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 9

Maine

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 9

Missouri

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 9

Nevada

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 9

California

 5.4 5.4 0.0 13

Idaho

 3.7 3.7 0.0 13

Louisiana

 4.3 4.3 0.0 13

North Carolina

 3.8 3.8 0.0 13

North Dakota

 2.6 2.6 0.0 13

Vermont

 2.6 2.6 0.0 13

Alaska

 4.6 4.7 0.1 19

Kansas

 3.8 3.9 0.1 19

New Hampshire

 3.1 3.2 0.1 19

New Jersey

 5.0 5.1 0.1 19

Pennsylvania

 4.1 4.2 0.1 19

Rhode Island

 4.5 4.6 0.1 19

Tennessee

 3.5 3.6 0.1 19

Wisconsin

 3.3 3.4 0.1 19

Georgia

 3.4 3.6 0.2 27

Nebraska

 2.9 3.1 0.2 27

Texas

 4.1 4.3 0.2 27

Illinois

 4.7 5.0 0.3 30

Oregon

 4.9 5.2 0.3 30

South Dakota

 2.0 2.3 0.3 30

Arizona

 4.2 4.6 0.4 33

Utah

 3.4 3.8 0.4 33

Wyoming

 3.2 3.6 0.4 33

Massachusetts

 4.3 4.8 0.5 36

New York

 4.1 4.6 0.5 36

Virginia

 3.2 3.7 0.5 36

Arkansas

 3.8 4.4 0.6 39

District of Columbia

 5.9 6.5 0.6 39

Montana

 3.0 3.6 0.6 39

New Mexico

 4.1 4.7 0.6 39

Maryland

 3.6 4.3 0.7 43

Washington

 4.4 5.1 0.7 43

Oklahoma

 3.1 3.9 0.8 45

South Carolina

 4.1 5.0 0.9 46

West Virginia

 3.8 4.7 0.9 46

Connecticut

 3.7 4.7 1.0 48

Florida

 3.6 4.6 1.0 48

Minnesota

 3.5 4.5 1.0 48

Delaware

 4.3 5.4 1.1 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 22, 2026