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Unemployment rates down over the month in 38 states in May 2020
June 25, 2020
In May 2020, unemployment rates were lower in 38 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 3 states, and stable in 9 states. All 50 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rate increases from a year earlier.
| State | Jan 2018 | Feb 2018 | Mar 2018 | Apr 2018 | May 2018 | Jun 2018 | Jul 2018 | Aug 2018 | Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 | Nov 2018 | Dec 2018 | Jan 2019 | Feb 2019 | Mar 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Alaska | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Arizona | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Arkansas | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
California | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Colorado | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Connecticut | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Delaware | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
District of Columbia | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Florida | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Georgia | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Hawaii | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Idaho | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Illinois | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Indiana | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Iowa | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Kansas | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Kentucky | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Louisiana | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Maine | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Maryland | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Massachusetts | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Michigan | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Minnesota | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Mississippi | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Missouri | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Montana | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Nebraska | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Nevada | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
New Hampshire | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
New Jersey | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
New Mexico | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
New York | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
North Carolina | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
North Dakota | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Ohio | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Oklahoma | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Oregon | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Pennsylvania | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Rhode Island | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
South Carolina | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
South Dakota | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Tennessee | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Texas | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Utah | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Vermont | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Virginia | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Washington | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
West Virginia | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Wisconsin | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Wyoming | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| State | Apr 2019 | May 2019 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 | Aug 2019 | Sep 2019 | Oct 2019 | Nov 2019 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Apr 2020 | May 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
Alaska | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 12.6 |
Arizona | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 8.9 |
Arkansas | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 9.5 |
California | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
Colorado | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 12.2 | 10.2 |
Connecticut | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
Delaware | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 14.9 | 15.8 |
District of Columbia | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 8.9 |
Florida | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 13.8 | 14.5 |
Georgia | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 12.6 | 9.7 |
Hawaii | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 23.8 | 22.6 |
Idaho | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 8.9 |
Illinois | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 17.2 | 15.2 |
Indiana | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 12.3 |
Iowa | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 10.0 |
Kansas | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 10.0 |
Kentucky | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 16.6 | 11.0 |
Louisiana | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
Maine | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 9.3 |
Maryland | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
Massachusetts | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
Michigan | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 21.2 |
Minnesota | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
Mississippi | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 16.3 | 10.6 |
Missouri | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Montana | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 11.9 | 9.0 |
Nebraska | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 5.2 |
Nevada | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 30.1 | 25.3 |
New Hampshire | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 14.5 |
New Jersey | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 15.2 |
New Mexico | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 9.2 |
New York | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 15.3 | 14.5 |
North Carolina | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
North Dakota | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Ohio | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 17.6 | 13.7 |
Oklahoma | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 12.6 |
Oregon | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 14.9 | 14.2 |
Pennsylvania | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 16.1 | 13.1 |
Rhode Island | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 16.3 |
South Carolina | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
South Dakota | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
Tennessee | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 15.5 | 11.3 |
Texas | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
Utah | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 8.5 |
Vermont | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 12.7 |
Virginia | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 11.2 | 9.4 |
Washington | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 16.3 | 15.1 |
West Virginia | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 15.9 | 12.9 |
Wisconsin | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 13.6 | 12.0 |
Wyoming | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 8.8 |
Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in May 2020, 25.3 percent, followed by Hawaii, 22.6 percent, and Michigan, 21.2 percent. The rates in Delaware (15.8 percent), Florida (14.5 percent), Massachusetts (16.3 percent), and Minnesota (9.9 percent) set new highs. (All state series begin in 1976.) Nebraska had the lowest unemployment rate, 5.2 percent.
In May, the largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Mississippi (−5.7 percentage points), Kentucky (−5.6 points), and Indiana (−5.2 points). Rates declined over the month by at least 2.0 percentage points in an additional 18 states and the District of Columbia. The over-the-month jobless rate increases occurred in Minnesota (+1.2 percentage points), Connecticut (+1.1 points), and Florida (+0.7 point).
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 — May 2020." Also see more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rates down over the month in 38 states in May 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/unemployment-rates-down-over-the-month-in-38-states-in-may-2020.htm (visited March 02, 2026).
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