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Nine states had unemployment rate decreases from January 2018 to January 2019, the largest of which was in Connecticut (−0.8 percentage point). The only statistically significant unemployment rate increase occurred in Colorado (+0.8 percentage point).
State | Over-the-year change (p) | Statistically significant |
---|---|---|
Connecticut |
-0.8 percentage point(s) | Yes |
Oklahoma |
-0.7 | Yes |
South Carolina |
-0.7 | Yes |
Delaware |
-0.6 | Yes |
New Jersey |
-0.6 | No |
New York |
-0.6 | Yes |
Florida |
-0.5 | Yes |
Georgia |
-0.5 | No |
Maryland |
-0.5 | Yes |
Massachusetts |
-0.5 | No |
Michigan |
-0.5 | No |
Pennsylvania |
-0.5 | No |
Virginia |
-0.5 | Yes |
District of Columbia |
-0.4 | No |
Iowa |
-0.4 | No |
Nevada |
-0.4 | No |
North Carolina |
-0.4 | No |
Rhode Island |
-0.4 | No |
Alaska |
-0.3 | No |
Missouri |
-0.3 | No |
New Hampshire |
-0.3 | No |
Tennessee |
-0.3 | No |
Texas |
-0.3 | No |
California |
-0.2 | Yes |
Idaho |
-0.2 | No |
Mississippi |
-0.2 | No |
North Dakota |
-0.2 | No |
South Dakota |
-0.2 | No |
Vermont |
-0.2 | No |
West Virginia |
-0.2 | No |
Alabama |
-0.1 | No |
Arkansas |
-0.1 | No |
Illinois |
-0.1 | No |
Kansas |
-0.1 | No |
Kentucky |
-0.1 | No |
Minnesota |
-0.1 | No |
Nebraska |
-0.1 | No |
New Mexico |
-0.1 | No |
Washington |
-0.1 | No |
Montana |
0.0 | No |
Utah |
0.0 | No |
Wyoming |
0.0 | No |
Oregon |
0.1 | No |
Wisconsin |
0.1 | No |
Indiana |
0.2 | No |
Louisiana |
0.2 | No |
Ohio |
0.2 | No |
Arizona |
0.3 | No |
Maine |
0.3 | No |
Hawaii |
0.4 | No |
Colorado |
0.8 | Yes |
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary |
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — January 2019." We also have more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Connecticut has largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/connecticut-has-largest-over-the-year-unemployment-rate-decrease.htm (visited December 10, 2024).