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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, 2017-2018 Annual Averages
State 2017
rate
2018
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

4.4 3.9 -0.5  

New Mexico

6.1 4.9 -1.2 1

Delaware

4.5 3.7 -0.8 2

Georgia

4.8 4.0 -0.8 2

South Carolina

4.2 3.4 -0.8 2

Florida

4.3 3.6 -0.7 5

Oklahoma

4.0 3.3 -0.7 5

Virginia

3.7 3.0 -0.7 5

Alabama

4.5 3.9 -0.6 8

California

4.8 4.2 -0.6 8

Kentucky

4.8 4.2 -0.6 8

Nevada

5.0 4.4 -0.6 8

Pennsylvania

5.0 4.4 -0.6 8

Alaska

6.5 6.0 -0.5 13

Connecticut

4.4 3.9 -0.5 13

Illinois

4.9 4.4 -0.5 13

Iowa

3.1 2.6 -0.5 13

Minnesota

3.5 3.0 -0.5 13

Missouri

3.7 3.2 -0.5 13

New Jersey

4.5 4.0 -0.5 13

New York

4.6 4.1 -0.5 13

North Carolina

4.5 4.0 -0.5 13

Ohio

5.0 4.5 -0.5 13

Rhode Island

4.5 4.0 -0.5 13

Vermont

3.0 2.5 -0.5 13

District of Columbia

6.1 5.7 -0.4 25

Michigan

4.6 4.2 -0.4 25

Montana

4.1 3.7 -0.4 25

Texas

4.3 3.9 -0.4 25

Idaho

3.2 2.9 -0.3 29

Louisiana

5.1 4.8 -0.3 29

Massachusetts

3.8 3.5 -0.3 29

Mississippi

5.2 4.9 -0.3 29

South Dakota

3.1 2.8 -0.3 29

Wisconsin

3.3 3.0 -0.3 29

Arizona

5.0 4.8 -0.2 35

Kansas

3.6 3.4 -0.2 35

Maine

3.4 3.2 -0.2 35

Maryland

4.0 3.8 -0.2 35

New Hampshire

2.8 2.6 -0.2 35

North Dakota

2.6 2.4 -0.2 35

Tennessee

3.7 3.5 -0.2 35

Utah

3.1 2.9 -0.2 35

Washington

4.6 4.4 -0.2 35

Wyoming

4.3 4.1 -0.2 35

Indiana

3.5 3.4 -0.1 45

Nebraska

3.0 2.9 -0.1 45

Oregon

4.1 4.0 -0.1 45

West Virginia

5.2 5.1 -0.1 45

Arkansas

3.7 3.7 0.0 49

Hawaii

2.2 2.4 0.2 50

Colorado

2.6 3.0 0.4 51

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2023