Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State May 2018
rate		 June 2018(p)
rate		 Over-the-month
Change Rank

New Mexico

 5.1 4.9 -0.2 1

Pennsylvania

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 1

South Carolina

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 1

Alaska

 7.2 7.1 -0.1 4

Colorado

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 4

Connecticut

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 4

Delaware

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 4

Georgia

 4.2 4.1 -0.1 4

Michigan

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 4

Missouri

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 4

Montana

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 4

Nevada

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 4

New Jersey

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 4

North Carolina

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 4

Oklahoma

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 4

Oregon

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 4

Rhode Island

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 4

South Dakota

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 4

Texas

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 4

West Virginia

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 4

Arizona

 4.7 4.7 0.0 21

Arkansas

 3.8 3.8 0.0 21

California

 4.2 4.2 0.0 21

District of Columbia

 5.6 5.6 0.0 21

Florida

 3.8 3.8 0.0 21

Idaho

 2.9 2.9 0.0 21

Illinois

 4.3 4.3 0.0 21

Iowa

 2.7 2.7 0.0 21

Kansas

 3.4 3.4 0.0 21

Maryland

 4.3 4.3 0.0 21

Massachusetts

 3.5 3.5 0.0 21

Minnesota

 3.1 3.1 0.0 21

Mississippi

 4.7 4.7 0.0 21

New Hampshire

 2.7 2.7 0.0 21

New York

 4.5 4.5 0.0 21

North Dakota

 2.6 2.6 0.0 21

Tennessee

 3.5 3.5 0.0 21

Utah

 3.0 3.0 0.0 21

Vermont

 2.8 2.8 0.0 21

Virginia

 3.2 3.2 0.0 21

Washington

 4.7 4.7 0.0 21

Wyoming

 3.7 3.7 0.0 21

Hawaii

 2.0 2.1 0.1 43

Indiana

 3.2 3.3 0.1 43

Kentucky

 4.1 4.2 0.1 43

Louisiana

 4.6 4.7 0.1 43

Maine

 2.8 2.9 0.1 43

Nebraska

 2.8 2.9 0.1 43

Wisconsin

 2.8 2.9 0.1 43

Alabama

 3.9 4.1 0.2 50

Ohio

 4.3 4.5 0.2 50

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: July 20, 2018