Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally
Adjusted
State |
November 2020 rate |
December 2020 rate |
Over-the-month |
Change |
Rank |
New Jersey |
10.2 |
7.6 |
-2.6 |
1 |
Arkansas |
6.3 |
4.2 |
-2.1 |
2 |
Kansas |
5.1 |
3.8 |
-1.3 |
3 |
Louisiana |
8.5 |
7.2 |
-1.3 |
3 |
Nevada |
10.4 |
9.2 |
-1.2 |
5 |
Hawaii |
10.4 |
9.3 |
-1.1 |
6 |
Texas |
8.1 |
7.2 |
-0.9 |
7 |
Indiana |
5.1 |
4.3 |
-0.8 |
8 |
Oklahoma |
6.1 |
5.3 |
-0.8 |
8 |
Iowa |
3.8 |
3.1 |
-0.7 |
10 |
Utah |
4.3 |
3.6 |
-0.7 |
10 |
Alabama |
4.4 |
3.9 |
-0.5 |
12 |
Alaska |
6.3 |
5.8 |
-0.5 |
12 |
Arizona |
8.0 |
7.5 |
-0.5 |
12 |
Idaho |
4.9 |
4.4 |
-0.5 |
12 |
Maryland |
6.8 |
6.3 |
-0.5 |
12 |
South Dakota |
3.5 |
3.0 |
-0.5 |
12 |
North Dakota |
4.5 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
18 |
Wyoming |
5.1 |
4.8 |
-0.3 |
19 |
Connecticut |
8.2 |
8.0 |
-0.2 |
20 |
Florida |
6.3 |
6.1 |
-0.2 |
20 |
Montana |
4.6 |
4.4 |
-0.2 |
20 |
New York |
8.4 |
8.2 |
-0.2 |
20 |
Ohio |
5.7 |
5.5 |
-0.2 |
20 |
Georgia |
5.7 |
5.6 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Minnesota |
4.5 |
4.4 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Mississippi |
6.3 |
6.2 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Pennsylvania |
6.8 |
6.7 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Maine |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
29 |
Nebraska |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
29 |
North Carolina |
6.2 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
29 |
West Virginia |
6.3 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
29 |
New Hampshire |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
33 |
Vermont |
3.0 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
33 |
Virginia |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
33 |
Delaware |
5.1 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
36 |
South Carolina |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
36 |
Wisconsin |
5.3 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
36 |
Kentucky |
5.7 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
39 |
District Of Columbia |
7.5 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
40 |
Oregon |
6.0 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
40 |
Michigan |
7.0 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
42 |
Illinois |
6.9 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
43 |
Massachusetts |
6.7 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
43 |
Rhode Island |
7.3 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
45 |
California |
8.1 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
46 |
New Mexico |
7.2 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
47 |
Tennessee |
5.2 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
48 |
Missouri |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
49 |
Washington |
5.7 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
50 |
Colorado |
6.4 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
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.
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Last Modified Date: January 26, 2021
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