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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 March 2025
rate
April 2025(p)
rate
Over-the-month
Change Rank

Indiana

4.1 3.9 -0.2 1

Nevada

5.7 5.6 -0.1 2

Oklahoma

3.3 3.2 -0.1 2

Tennessee

3.6 3.5 -0.1 2

Wyoming

3.4 3.3 -0.1 2

Alabama

3.3 3.3 0.0 6

Alaska

4.7 4.7 0.0 6

Arizona

4.1 4.1 0.0 6

Arkansas

3.7 3.7 0.0 6

California

5.3 5.3 0.0 6

Colorado

4.8 4.8 0.0 6

Georgia

3.6 3.6 0.0 6

Hawaii

2.9 2.9 0.0 6

Idaho

3.7 3.7 0.0 6

Illinois

4.8 4.8 0.0 6

Kansas

3.8 3.8 0.0 6

Kentucky

5.2 5.2 0.0 6

Louisiana

4.4 4.4 0.0 6

Maine

3.5 3.5 0.0 6

Michigan

5.5 5.5 0.0 6

Montana

2.7 2.7 0.0 6

New Hampshire

3.1 3.1 0.0 6

New Mexico

4.3 4.3 0.0 6

New York

4.2 4.2 0.0 6

North Carolina

3.7 3.7 0.0 6

North Dakota

2.6 2.6 0.0 6

South Dakota

1.8 1.8 0.0 6

Texas

4.1 4.1 0.0 6

Utah

3.1 3.1 0.0 6

Washington

4.4 4.4 0.0 6

West Virginia

3.8 3.8 0.0 6

Connecticut

3.6 3.7 0.1 32

Florida

3.6 3.7 0.1 32

Iowa

3.4 3.5 0.1 32

Maryland

3.0 3.1 0.1 32

Minnesota

3.1 3.2 0.1 32

Mississippi

3.9 4.0 0.1 32

Missouri

3.8 3.9 0.1 32

Nebraska

2.9 3.0 0.1 32

New Jersey

4.7 4.8 0.1 32

Ohio

4.8 4.9 0.1 32

Oregon

4.6 4.7 0.1 32

Pennsylvania

3.8 3.9 0.1 32

Rhode Island

4.8 4.9 0.1 32

South Carolina

4.1 4.2 0.1 32

Vermont

2.6 2.7 0.1 32

Virginia

3.2 3.3 0.1 32

Wisconsin

3.2 3.3 0.1 32

Delaware

3.7 3.9 0.2 49

District of Columbia

5.6 5.8 0.2 49

Massachusetts

4.4 4.6 0.2 49

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: May 21, 2025