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The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate in July 2025 at 6.0 percent
August 28, 2025
In July 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 6.0 percent. The next highest rates were in California, 5.5 percent, and Nevada, 5.4 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in July, 1.9 percent. In total, 21 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.2 percent, 4 states and the District had higher rates, and 25 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
State unemployment rates, July 2025, seasonally adjusted
National unemployment rate: 4.2%
State unemployment rates, July 2025, seasonally adjusted
State
July 2025 unemployment rate (in percent)
July 2024 unemployment rate (in percent)
12-month change (in percentage points)
Alabama
3.0
3.0
0.0
Alaska
4.8
4.7
0.1
Arizona
4.1
3.6
0.5
Arkansas
3.7
3.4
0.3
California
5.5
5.4
0.1
Colorado
4.5
4.3
0.2
Connecticut
3.8
3.1
0.7
Delaware
4.1
3.7
0.4
District of Columbia
6.0
5.3
0.7
Florida
3.7
3.4
0.3
Georgia
3.4
3.6
-0.2
Hawaii
2.7
3.0
-0.3
Idaho
3.7
3.7
0.0
Illinois
4.6
5.1
-0.5
Indiana
3.6
4.3
-0.7
Iowa
3.7
3.1
0.6
Kansas
3.8
3.7
0.1
Kentucky
4.9
5.1
-0.2
Louisiana
4.5
4.3
0.2
Maine
3.2
3.1
0.1
Maryland
3.4
3.2
0.2
Massachusetts
4.8
4.1
0.7
Michigan
5.3
4.8
0.5
Minnesota
3.5
3.2
0.3
Mississippi
4.0
3.1
0.9
Missouri
4.1
3.7
0.4
Montana
2.8
3.0
-0.2
Nebraska
3.0
2.8
0.2
Nevada
5.4
5.6
-0.2
New Hampshire
3.1
2.6
0.5
New Jersey
4.9
4.6
0.3
New Mexico
4.2
4.3
-0.1
New York
4.0
4.4
-0.4
North Carolina
3.7
3.6
0.1
North Dakota
2.5
2.5
0.0
Ohio
5.0
4.3
0.7
Oklahoma
3.1
3.3
-0.2
Oregon
5.0
4.2
0.8
Pennsylvania
4.0
3.6
0.4
Rhode Island
4.8
4.4
0.4
South Carolina
4.2
4.5
-0.3
South Dakota
1.9
1.8
0.1
Tennessee
3.6
3.4
0.2
Texas
4.0
4.1
-0.1
Utah
3.3
3.3
0.0
Vermont
2.6
2.4
0.2
Virginia
3.6
2.8
0.8
Washington
4.5
4.5
0.0
West Virginia
3.7
4.1
-0.4
Wisconsin
3.1
2.9
0.2
Wyoming
3.3
3.3
0.0
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from July 2024, the largest of which was in Mississippi (+0.9 percentage point). Five states had over-the-year rate decreases, the largest of which was in Indiana (-0.7 percentage point). Twenty-eight 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.
United States Department of Labor
