Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	August 2021 rate	September 2021(p) rate	Over-the-month
State	August 2021 rate	September 2021(p) rate	Change	Rank
Rhode Island	5.8	5.2	-0.6	1
Arizona	6.2	5.7	-0.5	2
Connecticut	7.2	6.8	-0.4	3
Hawaii	7.0	6.6	-0.4	3
Louisiana	6.2	5.8	-0.4	3
Wyoming	4.9	4.5	-0.4	3
Colorado	5.9	5.6	-0.3	7
Georgia	3.5	3.2	-0.3	7
New Mexico	7.2	6.9	-0.3	7
New York	7.4	7.1	-0.3	7
Oklahoma	3.3	3.0	-0.3	7
Oregon	5.0	4.7	-0.3	7
Texas	5.9	5.6	-0.3	7
Arkansas	4.2	4.0	-0.2	14
District of Columbia	6.7	6.5	-0.2	14
Illinois	7.0	6.8	-0.2	14
Mississippi	6.0	5.8	-0.2	14
Missouri	4.0	3.8	-0.2	14
Montana	3.5	3.3	-0.2	14
Nebraska	2.2	2.0	-0.2	14
Nevada	7.7	7.5	-0.2	14
Pennsylvania	6.4	6.2	-0.2	14
Tennessee	4.6	4.4	-0.2	14
Virginia	4.0	3.8	-0.2	14
Washington	5.1	4.9	-0.2	14
West Virginia	4.8	4.6	-0.2	14
Alaska	6.4	6.3	-0.1	27
Delaware	5.4	5.3	-0.1	27
Florida	5.0	4.9	-0.1	27
Indiana	4.1	4.0	-0.1	27
Iowa	4.1	4.0	-0.1	27
Maine	4.9	4.8	-0.1	27
Maryland	6.0	5.9	-0.1	27
Michigan	4.7	4.6	-0.1	27
Minnesota	3.8	3.7	-0.1	27
New Hampshire	3.0	2.9	-0.1	27
New Jersey	7.2	7.1	-0.1	27
North Carolina	4.3	4.2	-0.1	27
North Dakota	3.6	3.5	-0.1	27
South Carolina	4.2	4.1	-0.1	27
Utah	2.5	2.4	-0.1	27
Vermont	3.0	2.9	-0.1	27
Alabama	3.1	3.1	0.0	43
California	7.5	7.5	0.0	43
Idaho	2.9	2.9	0.0	43
Kentucky	4.3	4.3	0.0	43
Ohio	5.4	5.4	0.0	43
South Dakota	2.9	2.9	0.0	43
Wisconsin	3.9	3.9	0.0	43
Kansas	3.8	3.9	0.1	50
Massachusetts	5.0	5.2	0.2	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: October 22, 2021