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	October 2018 rate	October 2019(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	October 2018 rate	October 2019(p) rate	Change	Rank
Alabama	3.8	2.8	-1.0	1
Colorado	3.6	2.6	-1.0	1
Maine	3.5	2.8	-0.7	3
New Jersey	3.9	3.2	-0.7	3
Utah	3.2	2.5	-0.7	3
South Carolina	3.2	2.6	-0.6	6
Louisiana	4.9	4.5	-0.4	7
Ohio	4.6	4.2	-0.4	7
Rhode Island	4.0	3.6	-0.4	7
Vermont	2.6	2.2	-0.4	7
Wyoming	4.2	3.8	-0.4	7
Alaska	6.5	6.2	-0.3	12
Georgia	3.7	3.4	-0.3	12
Illinois	4.2	3.9	-0.3	12
Indiana	3.5	3.2	-0.3	12
Montana	3.7	3.4	-0.3	12
Nevada	4.4	4.1	-0.3	12
Texas	3.7	3.4	-0.3	12
West Virginia	5.1	4.8	-0.3	12
Arkansas	3.7	3.5	-0.2	20
California	4.1	3.9	-0.2	20
Connecticut	3.8	3.6	-0.2	20
Kansas	3.3	3.1	-0.2	20
Massachusetts	3.1	2.9	-0.2	20
New Mexico	5.0	4.8	-0.2	20
Virginia	2.8	2.6	-0.2	20
Arizona	4.9	4.8	-0.1	27
Florida	3.3	3.2	-0.1	27
Maryland	3.7	3.6	-0.1	27
North Dakota	2.6	2.5	-0.1	27
Oregon	4.2	4.1	-0.1	27
Kentucky	4.3	4.3	0.0	32
Pennsylvania	4.2	4.2	0.0	32
Delaware	3.6	3.7	0.1	34
District of Columbia	5.3	5.4	0.1	34
Hawaii	2.6	2.7	0.1	34
Michigan	4.0	4.1	0.1	34
Missouri	3.0	3.1	0.1	34
South Dakota	2.9	3.0	0.1	34
Tennessee	3.3	3.4	0.1	34
Washington	4.4	4.5	0.1	34
Idaho	2.7	2.9	0.2	42
Iowa	2.4	2.6	0.2	42
New Hampshire	2.4	2.6	0.2	42
New York	3.8	4.0	0.2	42
Oklahoma	3.1	3.3	0.2	42
North Carolina	3.7	4.0	0.3	47
Wisconsin	3.0	3.3	0.3	47
Minnesota	2.8	3.2	0.4	49
Nebraska	2.7	3.1	0.4	49
Mississippi	4.7	5.5	0.8	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: November 19, 2019

Local Area Unemployment Statistics