For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, July 18, 2025 USDL-25-1152
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STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JUNE 2025
Unemployment rates were lower in June in 2 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 47 states
and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen
states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had decreases,
and 27 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.1 percent, changed little
over the month and was the same as in June 2024.
In June 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state and was essentially unchanged in
49 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in
15 states and was essentially unchanged in 35 states and the District.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and
unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of households. These data pertain to
people by where they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that
measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on
payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information about the
concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.
Unemployment
South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in June, 1.8 percent. The District of Columbia had
the highest unemployment rate, 5.9 percent. The next highest rates were in California and
Nevada, 5.4 percent each. In total, 18 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S.
figure of 4.1 percent, 6 states and the District had higher rates, and 26 states had rates
that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)
In June, two states had unemployment rate decreases: Illinois (-0.2 percentage point) and Maine
(-0.1 point). Virginia had the only rate increase (+0.1 percentage point). The remaining 47
states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those
of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the
significant changes. (See table B.)
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from June 2024, the
largest of which was in Mississippi (+1.1 percentage points). Four states had over-the-year rate
decreases, the largest of which was in Indiana (-0.6 percentage point). Twenty-seven states had
jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a year earlier, though some had
changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table C.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
In June 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state, Alaska (+3,100, or +0.9 percent),
and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District of Columbia. (See tables D and 3.)
Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 15 states and was essentially unchanged
in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+198,300),
Florida (+142,300), and New York (+100,100). The largest percentage increases occurred in South
Carolina (+2.9 percent), Idaho (+2.5 percent), and Hawaii (+2.3 percent). (See table E.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for June is scheduled to
be released on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and
Unemployment news release for July is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 19,
2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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| 2025 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data |
| to be Released on September 9, 2025 |
| |
| Each year, Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive |
| counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These counts |
| are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are |
| required to file. As part of the benchmark process for benchmark year 2025, census-derived |
| employment counts replace CES payroll employment estimates for all 50 states, the District |
| of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and about 430 metropolitan areas and |
| divisions for the period from April 2024 to September 2025. |
| |
| The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release first-quarter 2025 data from the QCEW on |
| September 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). At the same time, BLS will publish preliminary |
| benchmark revisions for March 2025 for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and selected |
| metropolitan areas at the total nonfarm level. The final benchmark revisions for all state |
| and metropolitan area series will be issued with the publication of the January 2026 State |
| Employment and Unemployment news release in March 2026. |
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., June 2025, seasonally adjusted
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State | Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................| 4.1
|
Alabama .............................| 3.2
California ..........................| 5.4
District of Columbia ................| 5.9
Georgia .............................| 3.5
Hawaii ..............................| 2.8
Maine ...............................| 3.3
Maryland ............................| 3.3
Massachusetts .......................| 4.8
Michigan ............................| 5.3
Minnesota ...........................| 3.3
|
Montana .............................| 2.8
Nebraska ............................| 3.0
Nevada ..............................| 5.4
New Hampshire .......................| 3.1
New Jersey ..........................| 4.9
North Dakota ........................| 2.5
Ohio ................................| 4.9
Oklahoma ............................| 3.1
South Dakota ........................| 1.8
Tennessee ...........................| 3.5
|
Utah ................................| 3.2
Vermont .............................| 2.6
Virginia ............................| 3.5
Wisconsin ...........................| 3.2
Wyoming .............................| 3.3
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(1) Data are not preliminary.
(p) = preliminary.
Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from May 2025 to June 2025, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
State | May | June | change(p)
| 2025 | 2025(p) |
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Illinois .......................| 4.8 | 4.6 | -0.2
Maine ..........................| 3.4 | 3.3 | -.1
Virginia .......................| 3.4 | 3.5 | .1
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(p) = preliminary.
Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from June 2024 to June 2025, seasonally adjusted
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| Rate |
|-----------|-----------| Over-the-year
State | June | June | change(p)
| 2024 | 2025(p) |
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Arizona ........................| 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.6
Arkansas .......................| 3.4 | 3.7 | .3
California .....................| 5.3 | 5.4 | .1
Colorado .......................| 4.2 | 4.7 | .5
Connecticut ....................| 3.1 | 3.8 | .7
District of Columbia ...........| 5.3 | 5.9 | .6
Florida ........................| 3.4 | 3.7 | .3
Illinois .......................| 5.1 | 4.6 | -.5
Indiana ........................| 4.2 | 3.6 | -.6
Iowa ...........................| 3.0 | 3.7 | .7
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Massachusetts ..................| 4.0 | 4.8 | .8
Michigan .......................| 4.7 | 5.3 | .6
Mississippi ....................| 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.1
Nebraska .......................| 2.8 | 3.0 | .2
New Hampshire ..................| 2.5 | 3.1 | .6
New Jersey .....................| 4.6 | 4.9 | .3
New York .......................| 4.3 | 4.0 | -.3
Ohio ...........................| 4.3 | 4.9 | .6
Oregon .........................| 4.1 | 4.9 | .8
Pennsylvania ...................| 3.6 | 4.0 | .4
| | |
Rhode Island ...................| 4.4 | 4.8 | .4
Vermont ........................| 2.3 | 2.6 | .3
Virginia .......................| 2.8 | 3.5 | .7
West Virginia ..................| 4.1 | 3.7 | -.4
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(p) = preliminary.
Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from May 2025 to
June 2025, seasonally adjusted
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| | | Over-the-month change(p)
State | May | June |---------------------------
| 2025 | 2025(p) | Level | Percent
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Alaska .......................| 337,300 | 340,400 | 3,100 | 0.9
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(p) = preliminary.
Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from June 2024 to
June 2025, seasonally adjusted
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| | | Over-the-year change(p)
State | June | June |---------------------------
| 2024 | 2025(p) | Level | Percent
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Alaska .......................| 333,200 | 340,400 | 7,200 | 2.2
Arkansas .....................| 1,363,400 | 1,381,000 | 17,600 | 1.3
Florida ......................| 9,920,300 | 10,062,600 | 142,300 | 1.4
Hawaii .......................| 636,300 | 650,800 | 14,500 | 2.3
Idaho ........................| 862,900 | 884,200 | 21,300 | 2.5
Minnesota ....................| 3,011,200 | 3,054,900 | 43,700 | 1.5
New Mexico ...................| 889,200 | 906,600 | 17,400 | 2.0
New York .....................| 9,871,500 | 9,971,600 | 100,100 | 1.0
North Carolina ...............| 5,019,000 | 5,099,200 | 80,200 | 1.6
Ohio .........................| 5,652,300 | 5,713,900 | 61,600 | 1.1
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Oklahoma .....................| 1,771,300 | 1,803,800 | 32,500 | 1.8
Pennsylvania .................| 6,135,600 | 6,225,600 | 90,000 | 1.5
South Carolina ...............| 2,351,800 | 2,420,600 | 68,800 | 2.9
Texas ........................| 14,130,900 | 14,329,200 | 198,300 | 1.4
Utah .........................| 1,741,300 | 1,773,900 | 32,600 | 1.9
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(p) = preliminary.
United States Department of Labor
