Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	November 2025 rate	December 2025(p) rate	Over-the-month
State	November 2025 rate	December 2025(p) rate	Change	Rank
Indiana	3.7	3.5	-0.2	1
Kentucky	4.7	4.5	-0.2	1
California	5.6	5.5	-0.1	3
Colorado	3.9	3.8	-0.1	3
Idaho	3.7	3.6	-0.1	3
Louisiana	4.3	4.2	-0.1	3
Mississippi	3.8	3.7	-0.1	3
Missouri	4.0	3.9	-0.1	3
Alabama	2.7	2.7	0.0	9
Arizona	4.3	4.3	0.0	9
Hawaii	2.2	2.2	0.0	9
Iowa	3.5	3.5	0.0	9
Kansas	3.8	3.8	0.0	9
Maine	3.2	3.2	0.0	9
Maryland	4.2	4.2	0.0	9
Michigan	5.0	5.0	0.0	9
Nebraska	3.0	3.0	0.0	9
Nevada	5.2	5.2	0.0	9
New Jersey	5.4	5.4	0.0	9
North Carolina	3.9	3.9	0.0	9
North Dakota	2.6	2.6	0.0	9
Ohio	4.5	4.5	0.0	9
Oregon	5.2	5.2	0.0	9
Pennsylvania	4.2	4.2	0.0	9
Rhode Island	4.3	4.3	0.0	9
Tennessee	3.6	3.6	0.0	9
Utah	3.6	3.6	0.0	9
Vermont	2.6	2.6	0.0	9
Wisconsin	3.1	3.1	0.0	9
Wyoming	3.4	3.4	0.0	9
Alaska	4.7	4.8	0.1	31
Arkansas	4.1	4.2	0.1	31
Florida	4.2	4.3	0.1	31
Georgia	3.5	3.6	0.1	31
Massachusetts	4.7	4.8	0.1	31
Minnesota	4.0	4.1	0.1	31
Montana	3.3	3.4	0.1	31
New Hampshire	3.0	3.1	0.1	31
New Mexico	4.2	4.3	0.1	31
New York	4.5	4.6	0.1	31
Oklahoma	3.5	3.6	0.1	31
South Dakota	2.1	2.2	0.1	31
Texas	4.2	4.3	0.1	31
Virginia	3.5	3.6	0.1	31
Washington	4.6	4.7	0.1	31
Connecticut	4.0	4.2	0.2	46
District of Columbia	6.5	6.7	0.2	46
Illinois	4.4	4.6	0.2	46
South Carolina	4.6	4.8	0.2	46
West Virginia	4.4	4.6	0.2	46
Delaware	4.9	5.2	0.3	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: January 27, 2026