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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 August 2026
rate		 September 2026(p)
rate		 Over-the-month
Change Rank

Louisiana

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 1

Maryland

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 1

New Hampshire

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 1

Delaware

 4.7 4.6 -0.1 4

District of Columbia

 5.7 5.6 -0.1 4

Florida

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 4

Illinois

 4.7 4.6 -0.1 4

Mississippi

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 4

Montana

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 4

Nevada

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 4

New Jersey

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 4

North Carolina

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 4

Oklahoma

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 4

Oregon

 5.1 5.0 -0.1 4

Pennsylvania

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 4

Rhode Island

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 4

South Carolina

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 4

Washington

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 4

Alaska

 4.3 4.3 0.0 19

Arizona

 4.9 4.9 0.0 19

Arkansas

 3.9 3.9 0.0 19

California

 5.1 5.1 0.0 19

Connecticut

 5.1 5.1 0.0 19

Idaho

 3.6 3.6 0.0 19

Iowa

 3.2 3.2 0.0 19

Kansas

 3.8 3.8 0.0 19

Kentucky

 4.7 4.7 0.0 19

Massachusetts

 4.3 4.3 0.0 19

Michigan

 5.0 5.0 0.0 19

Nebraska

 2.9 2.9 0.0 19

New Mexico

 4.7 4.7 0.0 19

New York

 4.3 4.3 0.0 19

North Dakota

 2.2 2.2 0.0 19

South Dakota

 2.0 2.0 0.0 19

Tennessee

 3.4 3.4 0.0 19

Texas

 4.4 4.4 0.0 19

Utah

 3.5 3.5 0.0 19

Vermont

 2.6 2.6 0.0 19

Virginia

 3.6 3.6 0.0 19

West Virginia

 4.0 4.0 0.0 19

Wisconsin

 3.2 3.2 0.0 19

Wyoming

 3.0 3.0 0.0 19

Alabama

 3.4 3.5 0.1 43

Colorado

 4.0 4.1 0.1 43

Georgia

 3.2 3.3 0.1 43

Hawaii

 2.7 2.8 0.1 43

Indiana

 3.3 3.4 0.1 43

Maine

 3.2 3.3 0.1 43

Minnesota

 4.4 4.5 0.1 43

Missouri

 3.5 3.6 0.1 43

Ohio

 3.3 3.4 0.1 43

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 20, 2026