Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally Adjusted
State	April 2023 rate	April 2024(p) rate	Over-the-year
State	April 2023 rate	April 2024(p) rate	Change	Rank
Massachusetts	3.2	2.9	-0.3	1
Mississippi	3.1	2.8	-0.3	1
Georgia	3.2	3.1	-0.1	3
Minnesota	2.8	2.7	-0.1	3
Arizona	3.6	3.6	0.0	5
Iowa	2.8	2.8	0.0	5
Pennsylvania	3.4	3.4	0.0	5
Tennessee	3.1	3.1	0.0	5
Texas	4.0	4.0	0.0	5
Wyoming	2.8	2.8	0.0	5
Delaware	3.8	3.9	0.1	11
Kansas	2.7	2.8	0.1	11
Nevada	5.0	5.1	0.1	11
North Dakota	1.9	2.0	0.1	11
South Dakota	1.9	2.0	0.1	11
Virginia	2.7	2.8	0.1	11
Hawaii	2.9	3.1	0.2	17
New Mexico	3.6	3.8	0.2	17
North Carolina	3.3	3.5	0.2	17
Wisconsin	2.7	2.9	0.2	17
District of Columbia	4.9	5.2	0.3	21
Michigan	3.6	3.9	0.3	21
New York	3.9	4.2	0.3	21
South Carolina	2.9	3.2	0.3	21
Utah	2.5	2.8	0.3	21
Idaho	2.9	3.3	0.4	26
Indiana	3.2	3.6	0.4	26
Vermont	1.7	2.1	0.4	26
Missouri	2.9	3.4	0.5	29
Montana	2.6	3.1	0.5	29
Nebraska	2.0	2.5	0.5	29
Arkansas	2.8	3.4	0.6	32
Florida	2.7	3.3	0.6	32
Illinois	4.2	4.8	0.6	32
Kentucky	4.0	4.6	0.6	32
New Jersey	4.1	4.7	0.6	32
Ohio	3.4	4.0	0.6	32
Oklahoma	2.9	3.5	0.6	32
Alaska	3.9	4.6	0.7	39
Colorado	3.0	3.7	0.7	39
Maine	2.4	3.1	0.7	39
Maryland	1.9	2.6	0.7	39
Alabama	2.3	3.1	0.8	43
California	4.5	5.3	0.8	43
New Hampshire	1.8	2.6	0.8	43
Oregon	3.4	4.2	0.8	43
West Virginia	3.5	4.3	0.8	43
Louisiana	3.4	4.3	0.9	48
Washington	3.8	4.8	1.0	49
Connecticut	3.3	4.4	1.1	50
Rhode Island	2.7	4.1	1.4	51
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 17, 2024