Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	June 2017 rate	July 2017(p) rate	Over-the-month
State	June 2017 rate	July 2017(p) rate	Change	Rank
Texas	4.6	4.3	-0.3	1
Tennessee	3.6	3.4	-0.2	2
Alabama	4.6	4.5	-0.1	3
Georgia	4.8	4.7	-0.1	3
Hawaii	2.8	2.7	-0.1	3
Idaho	3.1	3.0	-0.1	3
Louisiana	5.4	5.3	-0.1	3
Maryland	4.1	4.0	-0.1	3
Michigan	3.8	3.7	-0.1	3
Nebraska	2.9	2.8	-0.1	3
New Hampshire	2.9	2.8	-0.1	3
New Mexico	6.4	6.3	-0.1	3
North Carolina	4.2	4.1	-0.1	3
North Dakota	2.3	2.2	-0.1	3
Vermont	3.2	3.1	-0.1	3
Arizona	5.1	5.1	0.0	16
Arkansas	3.4	3.4	0.0	16
Connecticut	5.0	5.0	0.0	16
Florida	4.1	4.1	0.0	16
Iowa	3.2	3.2	0.0	16
Kansas	3.7	3.7	0.0	16
Massachusetts	4.3	4.3	0.0	16
Minnesota	3.7	3.7	0.0	16
Missouri	3.8	3.8	0.0	16
Montana	3.9	3.9	0.0	16
Pennsylvania	5.0	5.0	0.0	16
South Carolina	3.9	3.9	0.0	16
Washington	4.5	4.5	0.0	16
California	4.7	4.8	0.1	29
Colorado	2.3	2.4	0.1	29
Delaware	4.7	4.8	0.1	29
Illinois	4.7	4.8	0.1	29
Indiana	3.0	3.1	0.1	29
Nevada	4.7	4.8	0.1	29
New Jersey	4.1	4.2	0.1	29
Oklahoma	4.3	4.4	0.1	29
Oregon	3.7	3.8	0.1	29
Rhode Island	4.2	4.3	0.1	29
South Dakota	3.0	3.1	0.1	29
Utah	3.4	3.5	0.1	29
Virginia	3.7	3.8	0.1	29
West Virginia	4.6	4.7	0.1	29
Wisconsin	3.1	3.2	0.1	29
Wyoming	3.9	4.0	0.1	29
Alaska	6.8	7.0	0.2	45
Kentucky	5.1	5.3	0.2	45
Maine	3.5	3.7	0.2	45
Mississippi	5.0	5.2	0.2	45
New York	4.5	4.7	0.2	45
Ohio	5.0	5.2	0.2	45
District of Columbia	6.1	6.4	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: August 18, 2017

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics