Unemployment rate, 12-month change in the unemployment rate, and number of unemployed by state, seasonally adjusted

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Unemployment rate, 12-month change in the unemployment rate, and number of unemployed in July 2026, by state, seasonally adjusted
State	Unemployment rate	12-month change	Number of unemployed
Alabama	3.4	0.6	79,345
Alaska	4.3	-0.3	15,894
Arizona	4.9	0.6	181,297
Arkansas	4.0	-0.1	58,697
California	5.1	-0.4	1,006,462
Colorado	3.9	0.0	124,967
Connecticut	5.2	1.3	98,418
Delaware	4.8	0.0	24,272
District of Columbia	5.9	-0.4	23,795
Florida	4.6	0.7	514,526
Georgia	3.3	0.0	179,016
Hawaii	2.7	0.5	18,374
Idaho	3.6	0.0	36,244
Illinois	4.9	0.6	315,690
Indiana	3.3	-0.4	114,009
Iowa	3.2	-0.3	54,701
Kansas	3.8	0.1	58,711
Kentucky	4.7	0.1	99,606
Louisiana	4.4	0.1	92,164
Maine	3.1	-0.2	22,030
Maryland	4.2	0.0	135,285
Massachusetts	4.4	-0.1	168,541
Michigan	4.9	0.0	240,905
Minnesota	4.3	0.5	135,668
Mississippi	3.6	-0.2	46,446
Missouri	3.6	-0.4	113,556
Montana	3.2	-0.1	18,568
Nebraska	2.9	0.0	31,778
Nevada	5.0	-0.2	84,360
New Hampshire	2.8	-0.3	21,899
New Jersey	4.4	-1.1	216,262
New Mexico	4.8	0.8	46,162
New York	4.4	0.0	443,071
North Carolina	3.6	-0.3	186,120
North Dakota	2.2	-0.4	9,628
Ohio	3.4	-1.1	199,631
Oklahoma	4.3	1.0	85,381
Oregon	5.2	-0.1	114,231
Pennsylvania	3.9	-0.5	261,145
Rhode Island	3.9	-0.3	22,370
South Carolina	4.2	-0.2	112,467
South Dakota	2.0	0.0	9,748
Tennessee	3.4	-0.1	120,272
Texas	4.5	0.3	708,383
Utah	3.6	0.1	64,847
Vermont	2.6	0.0	8,761
Virginia	3.7	0.4	165,255
Washington	5.0	0.4	202,908
West Virginia	4.1	-0.1	32,041
Wisconsin	3.3	0.3	102,666
Wyoming	3.0	-0.3	8,643
Puerto Rico	6.0	0.4	74,629