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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State August 2023
rate		 August 2024(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

Arizona

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 1

Mississippi

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 2

Connecticut

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 3

Wisconsin

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 3

Iowa

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 5

Maine

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 5

Tennessee

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 5

Arkansas

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 8

Hawaii

 2.9 2.9 0.0 9

South Dakota

 2.0 2.0 0.0 9

West Virginia

 4.2 4.2 0.0 9

New Jersey

 4.7 4.8 0.1 12

New York

 4.3 4.4 0.1 12

Oklahoma

 3.3 3.4 0.1 12

Pennsylvania

 3.3 3.4 0.1 12

Vermont

 2.1 2.2 0.1 12

Virginia

 2.7 2.8 0.1 12

Alaska

 4.4 4.6 0.2 18

Delaware

 4.0 4.2 0.2 18

Montana

 3.0 3.2 0.2 18

Oregon

 3.8 4.0 0.2 18

Texas

 3.9 4.1 0.2 18

Wyoming

 2.8 3.0 0.2 18

Alabama

 2.5 2.8 0.3 24

Florida

 3.0 3.3 0.3 24

Idaho

 3.2 3.5 0.3 24

Louisiana

 3.6 3.9 0.3 24

Nebraska

 2.4 2.7 0.3 24

New Hampshire

 2.3 2.6 0.3 24

New Mexico

 3.8 4.1 0.3 24

North Carolina

 3.5 3.8 0.3 24

Georgia

 3.2 3.6 0.4 32

Massachusetts

 3.3 3.7 0.4 32

Minnesota

 2.9 3.3 0.4 32

Nevada

 5.1 5.5 0.4 32

California

 4.8 5.3 0.5 36

Michigan

 4.0 4.5 0.5 36

North Dakota

 1.8 2.3 0.5 36

Kentucky

 4.2 4.8 0.6 39

Utah

 2.7 3.3 0.6 39

Illinois

 4.6 5.3 0.7 41

Kansas

 2.6 3.3 0.7 41

Missouri

 3.2 3.9 0.7 41

Washington

 4.1 4.8 0.7 41

Colorado

 3.2 4.0 0.8 45

Indiana

 3.4 4.2 0.8 45

Maryland

 2.1 2.9 0.8 45

District of Columbia

 4.8 5.7 0.9 48

Ohio

 3.5 4.5 1.0 49

South Carolina

 2.9 4.3 1.4 50

Rhode Island

 2.9 4.6 1.7 51

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: September 20, 2024