State unemployment rates, December 2025, seasonally adjusted
| State |
December 2025 unemployment rate |
December 2024 unemployment rate |
12-month change |
Alabama |
2.7 |
3.3 |
-0.6 |
Alaska |
4.8 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
Arizona |
4.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
Arkansas |
4.2 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
California |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
Colorado |
3.8 |
4.6 |
-0.8 |
Connecticut |
4.2 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
Delaware |
5.2 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
District of Columbia |
6.7 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
Florida |
4.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
Georgia |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
Hawaii |
2.2 |
3.0 |
-0.8 |
Idaho |
3.6 |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
Illinois |
4.6 |
4.9 |
-0.3 |
Indiana |
3.5 |
4.4 |
-0.9 |
Iowa |
3.5 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
Kansas |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
Kentucky |
4.5 |
5.3 |
-0.8 |
Louisiana |
4.2 |
4.6 |
-0.4 |
Maine |
3.2 |
3.4 |
-0.2 |
Maryland |
4.2 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
Massachusetts |
4.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
Michigan |
5.0 |
5.2 |
-0.2 |
Minnesota |
4.1 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
Mississippi |
3.7 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
Missouri |
3.9 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
Montana |
3.4 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
Nevada |
5.2 |
5.8 |
-0.6 |
New Hampshire |
3.1 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
New Jersey |
5.4 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
New Mexico |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
New York |
4.6 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
North Carolina |
3.9 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
North Dakota |
2.6 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
Ohio |
4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
Oklahoma |
3.6 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
Oregon |
5.2 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
Pennsylvania |
4.2 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
Rhode Island |
4.3 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
South Carolina |
4.8 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
South Dakota |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
Tennessee |
3.6 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
Texas |
4.3 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
Utah |
3.6 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
Vermont |
2.6 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
Virginia |
3.6 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
Washington |
4.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
West Virginia |
4.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
Wisconsin |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
Wyoming |
3.4 |
3.5 |
-0.1 |
Puerto Rico |
5.7 |
5.4 |
0.3 |