Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	February 2019 rate	February 2020(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	February 2019 rate	February 2020(p) rate	Change	Rank
Illinois	4.3	3.4	-0.9	1
Oregon	4.2	3.3	-0.9	1
South Carolina	3.4	2.5	-0.9	1
Alabama	3.5	2.7	-0.8	4
Washington	4.5	3.8	-0.7	5
Colorado	3.1	2.5	-0.6	6
District of Columbia	5.8	5.2	-0.6	6
Florida	3.4	2.8	-0.6	6
Georgia	3.7	3.1	-0.6	6
Michigan	4.2	3.6	-0.6	6
Nevada	4.1	3.6	-0.5	11
North Carolina	4.1	3.6	-0.5	11
Arizona	4.9	4.5	-0.4	13
California	4.3	3.9	-0.4	13
Indiana	3.5	3.1	-0.4	13
Maryland	3.7	3.3	-0.4	13
Virginia	3.0	2.6	-0.4	13
Alaska	6.1	5.8	-0.3	18
Massachusetts	3.1	2.8	-0.3	18
New York	4.0	3.7	-0.3	18
Rhode Island	3.7	3.4	-0.3	18
Utah	2.8	2.5	-0.3	18
Idaho	2.9	2.7	-0.2	23
Kansas	3.3	3.1	-0.2	23
Nebraska	3.1	2.9	-0.2	23
New Mexico	5.0	4.8	-0.2	23
Arkansas	3.6	3.5	-0.1	27
Hawaii	2.8	2.7	-0.1	27
Minnesota	3.2	3.1	-0.1	27
North Dakota	2.3	2.2	-0.1	27
Ohio	4.2	4.1	-0.1	27
Oklahoma	3.3	3.2	-0.1	27
Texas	3.6	3.5	-0.1	27
Connecticut	3.8	3.8	0.0	34
Kentucky	4.2	4.2	0.0	34
Maine	3.2	3.2	0.0	34
Montana	3.5	3.5	0.0	34
Tennessee	3.4	3.4	0.0	34
Iowa	2.7	2.8	0.1	39
New Hampshire	2.5	2.6	0.1	39
Vermont	2.3	2.4	0.1	39
West Virginia	4.8	4.9	0.1	39
Mississippi	5.2	5.4	0.2	43
New Jersey	3.6	3.8	0.2	43
South Dakota	3.1	3.3	0.2	43
Wyoming	3.5	3.7	0.2	43
Missouri	3.2	3.5	0.3	47
Wisconsin	3.2	3.5	0.3	47
Delaware	3.5	3.9	0.4	49
Louisiana	4.6	5.2	0.6	50
Pennsylvania	4.1	4.7	0.6	50
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2020