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 January 2026, by state, seasonally adjusted
State	Unemployment rate	12-month change	Number of unemployed
Alabama	2.7	-0.4	64,061
Alaska	4.8	0.3	17,722
Arizona	4.5	0.3	171,391
Arkansas	4.4	0.6	63,636
California	5.4	0.0	1,082,348
Colorado	3.9	-0.4	126,262
Connecticut	4.5	0.9	86,980
Delaware	5.4	1.3	27,923
District of Columbia	6.7	1.0	27,189
Florida	4.5	1.0	499,181
Georgia	3.5	0.1	192,734
Hawaii	2.2	-0.4	15,286
Idaho	3.7	0.0	37,095
Illinois	4.9	0.2	318,724
Indiana	3.4	-0.5	118,385
Iowa	3.4	-0.1	59,121
Kansas	3.9	0.1	61,362
Kentucky	4.3	-0.5	90,226
Louisiana	4.3	0.0	90,316
Maine	3.3	0.0	23,406
Maryland	4.3	0.8	137,033
Massachusetts	4.7	0.5	186,218
Michigan	5.0	-0.3	251,726
Minnesota	4.4	1.0	138,915
Mississippi	3.6	-0.3	46,844
Missouri	3.9	0.0	123,276
Montana	3.6	0.7	21,129
Nebraska	3.0	0.1	33,531
Nevada	5.3	-0.1	89,283
New Hampshire	3.2	0.2	25,191
New Jersey	5.2	0.3	254,656
New Mexico	4.5	0.4	44,319
New York	4.6	0.5	465,373
North Carolina	3.8	0.0	203,481
North Dakota	2.6	0.0	11,266
Ohio	4.3	-0.5	254,773
Oklahoma	3.9	0.8	77,982
Oregon	5.2	0.4	116,183
Pennsylvania	4.3	0.2	282,001
Rhode Island	4.5	0.0	26,828
South Carolina	4.9	0.8	130,280
South Dakota	2.2	0.2	10,967
Tennessee	3.5	0.0	125,642
Texas	4.3	0.2	688,116
Utah	3.8	0.5	69,236
Vermont	2.7	0.1	9,251
Virginia	3.7	0.5	165,445
Washington	5.0	0.6	204,366
West Virginia	4.6	0.8	36,293
Wisconsin	3.3	0.0	103,401
Wyoming	3.6	0.4	10,244
Puerto Rico	5.7	0.3	69,764