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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 May 2024
rate
June 2024(p)
rate
Over-the-month
Change Rank

Connecticut

4.3 3.9 -0.4 1

Maine

3.0 2.8 -0.2 2

Alabama

3.0 2.9 -0.1 3

Arizona

3.4 3.3 -0.1 3

Arkansas

3.4 3.3 -0.1 3

Hawaii

3.0 2.9 -0.1 3

Louisiana

4.1 4.0 -0.1 3

Oklahoma

3.5 3.4 -0.1 3

Oregon

4.2 4.1 -0.1 3

West Virginia

4.2 4.1 -0.1 3

Alaska

4.5 4.5 0.0 11

California

5.2 5.2 0.0 11

Colorado

3.8 3.8 0.0 11

Florida

3.3 3.3 0.0 11

Iowa

2.8 2.8 0.0 11

Kentucky

4.6 4.6 0.0 11

Mississippi

2.8 2.8 0.0 11

Montana

3.1 3.1 0.0 11

New Hampshire

2.5 2.5 0.0 11

New Jersey

4.6 4.6 0.0 11

New York

4.2 4.2 0.0 11

North Carolina

3.6 3.6 0.0 11

Pennsylvania

3.4 3.4 0.0 11

Rhode Island

4.3 4.3 0.0 11

South Dakota

2.0 2.0 0.0 11

Tennessee

3.0 3.0 0.0 11

Texas

4.0 4.0 0.0 11

Vermont

2.1 2.1 0.0 11

Virginia

2.7 2.7 0.0 11

Washington

4.9 4.9 0.0 11

Wisconsin

2.9 2.9 0.0 11

Wyoming

2.9 2.9 0.0 11

Delaware

3.9 4.0 0.1 33

District of Columbia

5.3 5.4 0.1 33

Georgia

3.2 3.3 0.1 33

Idaho

3.3 3.4 0.1 33

Illinois

4.9 5.0 0.1 33

Indiana

3.7 3.8 0.1 33

Maryland

2.7 2.8 0.1 33

Minnesota

2.8 2.9 0.1 33

Nebraska

2.5 2.6 0.1 33

Nevada

5.1 5.2 0.1 33

New Mexico

3.8 3.9 0.1 33

North Dakota

2.0 2.1 0.1 33

Utah

2.9 3.0 0.1 33

Kansas

2.9 3.1 0.2 46

Massachusetts

3.0 3.2 0.2 46

Michigan

3.9 4.1 0.2 46

Missouri

3.5 3.7 0.2 46

Ohio

4.2 4.4 0.2 46

South Carolina

3.4 3.6 0.2 46

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 19, 2024