State unemployment rates, seasonally adjusted

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

State unemployment rates, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
State	July 2026 unemployment rate	July 2025 unemployment rate	12-month change
Alabama	3.4	2.8	0.6
Alaska	4.3	4.6	-0.3
Arizona	4.9	4.3	0.6
Arkansas	4.0	4.1	-0.1
California	5.1	5.5	-0.4
Colorado	3.9	3.9	0.0
Connecticut	5.2	3.9	1.3
Delaware	4.8	4.8	0.0
District of Columbia	5.9	6.3	-0.4
Florida	4.6	3.9	0.7
Georgia	3.3	3.3	0.0
Hawaii	2.7	2.2	0.5
Idaho	3.6	3.6	0.0
Illinois	4.9	4.3	0.6
Indiana	3.3	3.7	-0.4
Iowa	3.2	3.5	-0.3
Kansas	3.8	3.7	0.1
Kentucky	4.7	4.6	0.1
Louisiana	4.4	4.3	0.1
Maine	3.1	3.3	-0.2
Maryland	4.2	4.2	0.0
Massachusetts	4.4	4.5	-0.1
Michigan	4.9	4.9	0.0
Minnesota	4.3	3.8	0.5
Mississippi	3.6	3.8	-0.2
Missouri	3.6	4.0	-0.4
Montana	3.2	3.3	-0.1
Nebraska	2.9	2.9	0.0
Nevada	5.0	5.2	-0.2
New Hampshire	2.8	3.1	-0.3
New Jersey	4.4	5.5	-1.1
New Mexico	4.8	4.0	0.8
New York	4.4	4.4	0.0
North Carolina	3.6	3.9	-0.3
North Dakota	2.2	2.6	-0.4
Ohio	3.4	4.5	-1.1
Oklahoma	4.3	3.3	1.0
Oregon	5.2	5.3	-0.1
Pennsylvania	3.9	4.4	-0.5
Rhode Island	3.9	4.2	-0.3
South Carolina	4.2	4.4	-0.2
South Dakota	2.0	2.0	0.0
Tennessee	3.4	3.5	-0.1
Texas	4.5	4.2	0.3
Utah	3.6	3.5	0.1
Vermont	2.6	2.6	0.0
Virginia	3.7	3.3	0.4
Washington	5.0	4.6	0.4
West Virginia	4.1	4.2	-0.1
Wisconsin	3.3	3.0	0.3
Wyoming	3.0	3.3	-0.3
Puerto Rico	6.0	5.6	0.4