Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
April 2020
rate |
May 2020
rate |
Over-the-month |
| Change |
Rank |
Mississippi |
16.3 |
10.6 |
-5.7 |
1 |
|---|
Kentucky |
16.6 |
11.0 |
-5.6 |
2 |
|---|
Indiana |
17.5 |
12.3 |
-5.2 |
3 |
|---|
Nevada |
30.1 |
25.3 |
-4.8 |
4 |
|---|
Arizona |
13.4 |
8.9 |
-4.5 |
5 |
|---|
Tennessee |
15.5 |
11.3 |
-4.2 |
6 |
|---|
Alabama |
13.8 |
9.9 |
-3.9 |
7 |
|---|
Ohio |
17.6 |
13.7 |
-3.9 |
7 |
|---|
Vermont |
16.5 |
12.7 |
-3.8 |
9 |
|---|
Nebraska |
8.7 |
5.2 |
-3.5 |
10 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
16.1 |
13.1 |
-3.0 |
11 |
|---|
West Virginia |
15.9 |
12.9 |
-3.0 |
11 |
|---|
Georgia |
12.6 |
9.7 |
-2.9 |
13 |
|---|
Idaho |
11.8 |
8.9 |
-2.9 |
13 |
|---|
Montana |
11.9 |
9.0 |
-2.9 |
13 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
11.7 |
8.9 |
-2.8 |
16 |
|---|
Michigan |
24.0 |
21.2 |
-2.8 |
16 |
|---|
New Mexico |
11.9 |
9.2 |
-2.7 |
18 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
17.1 |
14.5 |
-2.6 |
19 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
14.7 |
12.6 |
-2.1 |
20 |
|---|
Colorado |
12.2 |
10.2 |
-2.0 |
21 |
|---|
Illinois |
17.2 |
15.2 |
-2.0 |
21 |
|---|
Kansas |
11.9 |
10.0 |
-1.9 |
23 |
|---|
Utah |
10.4 |
8.5 |
-1.9 |
23 |
|---|
Louisiana |
15.1 |
13.3 |
-1.8 |
25 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
18.1 |
16.3 |
-1.8 |
25 |
|---|
Virginia |
11.2 |
9.4 |
-1.8 |
25 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
13.6 |
12.0 |
-1.6 |
28 |
|---|
South Dakota |
10.9 |
9.4 |
-1.5 |
29 |
|---|
Arkansas |
10.8 |
9.5 |
-1.3 |
30 |
|---|
Hawaii |
23.8 |
22.6 |
-1.2 |
31 |
|---|
Washington |
16.3 |
15.1 |
-1.2 |
31 |
|---|
Maine |
10.4 |
9.3 |
-1.1 |
33 |
|---|
New Jersey |
16.3 |
15.2 |
-1.1 |
33 |
|---|
Iowa |
11.0 |
10.0 |
-1.0 |
35 |
|---|
Alaska |
13.5 |
12.6 |
-0.9 |
36 |
|---|
New York |
15.3 |
14.5 |
-0.8 |
37 |
|---|
Wyoming |
9.6 |
8.8 |
-0.8 |
37 |
|---|
Oregon |
14.9 |
14.2 |
-0.7 |
39 |
|---|
Texas |
13.5 |
13.0 |
-0.5 |
40 |
|---|
South Carolina |
12.8 |
12.5 |
-0.3 |
41 |
|---|
Maryland |
10.1 |
9.9 |
-0.2 |
42 |
|---|
California |
16.4 |
16.3 |
-0.1 |
43 |
|---|
Missouri |
10.2 |
10.1 |
-0.1 |
43 |
|---|
North Carolina |
12.9 |
12.9 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
North Dakota |
9.1 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
16.2 |
16.3 |
0.1 |
47 |
|---|
Florida |
13.8 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
48 |
|---|
Delaware |
14.9 |
15.8 |
0.9 |
49 |
|---|
Connecticut |
8.3 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
50 |
|---|
Minnesota |
8.7 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
51 |
|---|
|
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: June 19, 2020
|
United States Department of Labor
