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 August 2026, by state, seasonally adjusted
State	Unemployment rate	12-month change	Number of unemployed
Alabama	3.4	0.6	80,567
Alaska	4.3	-0.3	15,695
Arizona	4.9	0.5	182,254
Arkansas	3.9	-0.3	56,924
California	5.1	-0.4	992,773
Colorado	4.0	0.1	128,175
Connecticut	5.1	1.0	96,369
Delaware	4.7	-0.3	23,593
District of Columbia	5.7	-0.8	23,109
Florida	4.5	0.5	502,411
Georgia	3.2	-0.2	175,497
Hawaii	2.7	0.6	18,799
Idaho	3.6	0.0	36,164
Illinois	4.7	0.4	306,781
Indiana	3.3	-0.4	114,475
Iowa	3.2	-0.3	54,663
Kansas	3.8	0.1	58,912
Kentucky	4.7	0.2	99,255
Louisiana	4.2	0.0	88,198
Maine	3.2	-0.1	22,440
Maryland	4.1	-0.2	129,852
Massachusetts	4.3	-0.2	166,328
Michigan	5.0	0.1	240,500
Minnesota	4.4	0.5	137,026
Mississippi	3.4	-0.3	43,695
Missouri	3.5	-0.5	112,415
Montana	3.2	-0.2	18,267
Nebraska	2.9	0.0	31,640
Nevada	4.8	-0.4	81,130
New Hampshire	2.8	-0.3	21,377
New Jersey	4.3	-1.2	212,716
New Mexico	4.7	0.6	45,722
New York	4.3	-0.2	432,957
North Carolina	3.5	-0.4	182,042
North Dakota	2.2	-0.4	9,502
Ohio	3.3	-1.1	195,290
Oklahoma	4.3	0.9	85,170
Oregon	5.1	-0.2	112,968
Pennsylvania	3.7	-0.7	249,694
Rhode Island	3.7	-0.6	21,350
South Carolina	4.1	-0.5	109,048
South Dakota	2.0	-0.1	9,628
Tennessee	3.4	-0.1	119,623
Texas	4.4	0.2	707,524
Utah	3.5	-0.1	64,108
Vermont	2.6	0.0	8,701
Virginia	3.6	0.3	160,408
Washington	4.9	0.3	197,474
West Virginia	4.0	-0.3	31,269
Wisconsin	3.2	0.1	102,083
Wyoming	3.0	-0.3	8,506
Puerto Rico	6.1	0.4	76,379