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 September 2026, by state, seasonally adjusted
State	Unemployment rate	12-month change	Number of unemployed
Alabama	3.5	0.7	82,075
Alaska	4.3	-0.4	15,762
Arizona	4.9	0.5	179,192
Arkansas	3.9	-0.3	56,194
California	5.1	-0.4	987,617
Colorado	4.1	0.3	131,932
Connecticut	5.1	0.9	96,893
Delaware	4.6	-0.6	23,390
District of Columbia	5.6	-1.0	22,492
Florida	4.4	0.2	488,873
Georgia	3.3	-0.1	178,884
Hawaii	2.8	0.7	19,437
Idaho	3.6	0.0	36,235
Illinois	4.6	0.1	297,713
Indiana	3.4	-0.3	118,015
Iowa	3.2	-0.2	55,658
Kansas	3.8	0.0	59,625
Kentucky	4.7	0.2	99,501
Louisiana	4.0	-0.2	84,645
Maine	3.3	0.0	23,048
Maryland	3.9	-0.4	124,638
Massachusetts	4.3	-0.3	166,882
Michigan	5.0	0.1	240,970
Minnesota	4.5	0.4	141,134
Mississippi	3.3	-0.4	42,472
Missouri	3.6	-0.3	113,644
Montana	3.1	-0.4	17,888
Nebraska	2.9	0.0	31,250
Nevada	4.7	-0.5	78,828
New Hampshire	2.6	-0.6	20,184
New Jersey	4.2	-1.3	209,077
New Mexico	4.7	0.5	45,960
New York	4.3	-0.3	431,771
North Carolina	3.4	-0.5	179,830
North Dakota	2.2	-0.4	9,516
Ohio	3.4	-0.9	196,349
Oklahoma	4.2	0.6	84,189
Oregon	5.0	-0.3	109,637
Pennsylvania	3.6	-0.8	240,509
Rhode Island	3.6	-0.7	20,783
South Carolina	4.0	-0.7	106,689
South Dakota	2.0	-0.1	9,570
Tennessee	3.4	-0.1	117,949
Texas	4.4	0.1	701,994
Utah	3.5	-0.1	63,247
Vermont	2.6	0.0	8,749
Virginia	3.6	0.2	159,553
Washington	4.8	0.1	193,018
West Virginia	4.0	-0.5	30,655
Wisconsin	3.2	0.1	102,201
Wyoming	3.0	-0.4	8,604
Puerto Rico	6.2	0.5	77,580