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November payroll jobs essentially unchanged; South Dakota has the lowest jobless rate

01/07/2026

In November, unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 16 states and the District of Columbia, lower in 8 states, and little different in 26 states. Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged over the month in all 50 states and the District.
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September jobless rates up over the year in 275 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 10

12/17/2025

Jobless rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 275 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 83, and unchanged in 29. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 10 areas and was essentially unchanged in 377.
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