Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
| State |
September 2020
rate |
October 2020
rate |
Over-the-month |
| Change |
Rank |
Illinois |
10.4 |
6.8 |
-3.6 |
1 |
|---|
Rhode Island |
10.5 |
7.0 |
-3.5 |
2 |
|---|
Michigan |
8.6 |
5.5 |
-3.1 |
3 |
|---|
Delaware |
8.3 |
5.6 |
-2.7 |
4 |
|---|
Ohio |
8.3 |
5.6 |
-2.7 |
4 |
|---|
Massachusetts |
9.8 |
7.4 |
-2.4 |
6 |
|---|
Washington |
8.3 |
6.0 |
-2.3 |
7 |
|---|
West Virginia |
8.6 |
6.4 |
-2.2 |
8 |
|---|
California |
11.1 |
9.3 |
-1.8 |
9 |
|---|
Georgia |
6.3 |
4.5 |
-1.8 |
9 |
|---|
New Mexico |
9.9 |
8.1 |
-1.8 |
9 |
|---|
Connecticut |
7.7 |
6.1 |
-1.6 |
12 |
|---|
New Hampshire |
5.8 |
4.2 |
-1.6 |
12 |
|---|
Texas |
8.3 |
6.9 |
-1.4 |
14 |
|---|
Alaska |
7.2 |
5.9 |
-1.3 |
15 |
|---|
Indiana |
6.3 |
5.0 |
-1.3 |
15 |
|---|
Minnesota |
5.9 |
4.6 |
-1.3 |
15 |
|---|
Iowa |
4.8 |
3.6 |
-1.2 |
18 |
|---|
Vermont |
4.3 |
3.2 |
-1.1 |
19 |
|---|
Arkansas |
7.2 |
6.2 |
-1.0 |
20 |
|---|
Oregon |
7.9 |
6.9 |
-1.0 |
20 |
|---|
Pennsylvania |
8.3 |
7.3 |
-1.0 |
20 |
|---|
South Carolina |
5.2 |
4.2 |
-1.0 |
20 |
|---|
Alabama |
6.7 |
5.8 |
-0.9 |
24 |
|---|
North Carolina |
7.2 |
6.3 |
-0.9 |
24 |
|---|
Utah |
5.0 |
4.1 |
-0.9 |
24 |
|---|
Virginia |
6.2 |
5.3 |
-0.9 |
24 |
|---|
District of Columbia |
9.0 |
8.2 |
-0.8 |
28 |
|---|
Florida |
7.2 |
6.5 |
-0.7 |
29 |
|---|
Hawaii |
15.0 |
14.3 |
-0.7 |
29 |
|---|
Maine |
6.1 |
5.4 |
-0.7 |
29 |
|---|
Idaho |
6.1 |
5.5 |
-0.6 |
32 |
|---|
Kansas |
5.9 |
5.3 |
-0.6 |
32 |
|---|
Nebraska |
3.6 |
3.0 |
-0.6 |
32 |
|---|
Wyoming |
6.1 |
5.5 |
-0.6 |
32 |
|---|
Montana |
5.4 |
4.9 |
-0.5 |
36 |
|---|
Nevada |
12.5 |
12.0 |
-0.5 |
36 |
|---|
South Dakota |
4.1 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
36 |
|---|
Missouri |
4.8 |
4.6 |
-0.2 |
39 |
|---|
New York |
9.7 |
9.6 |
-0.1 |
40 |
|---|
Colorado |
6.4 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
41 |
|---|
Maryland |
7.6 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
42 |
|---|
Mississippi |
7.2 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
42 |
|---|
Wisconsin |
5.4 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
44 |
|---|
North Dakota |
4.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
45 |
|---|
Oklahoma |
5.4 |
6.1 |
0.7 |
46 |
|---|
Tennessee |
6.5 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
47 |
|---|
Louisiana |
8.0 |
9.4 |
1.4 |
48 |
|---|
Arizona |
6.5 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
49 |
|---|
New Jersey |
6.7 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
49 |
|---|
Kentucky |
5.6 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
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: November 20, 2020
|
United States Department of Labor
