Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States
Over-the-Month Change in Unemployment Rates for States, Seasonally
Adjusted
| State |
March 2024
rate |
April 2024
rate |
Over-the-month |
| Change |
Rank |
Arizona |
3.8 |
3.6 |
-0.2 |
1 |
Maine |
3.3 |
3.1 |
-0.2 |
1 |
Mississippi |
3.0 |
2.8 |
-0.2 |
1 |
Montana |
3.3 |
3.1 |
-0.2 |
1 |
Arkansas |
3.5 |
3.4 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Connecticut |
4.5 |
4.4 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Iowa |
2.9 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Louisiana |
4.4 |
4.3 |
-0.1 |
5 |
New Jersey |
4.8 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
5 |
New York |
4.3 |
4.2 |
-0.1 |
5 |
South Dakota |
2.1 |
2.0 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Tennessee |
3.2 |
3.1 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Vermont |
2.2 |
2.1 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Virginia |
2.9 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Wisconsin |
3.0 |
2.9 |
-0.1 |
5 |
Alaska |
4.6 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
16 |
California |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
16 |
Colorado |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
16 |
Delaware |
3.9 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
16 |
District of Columbia |
5.2 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
16 |
Georgia |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
16 |
Hawaii |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
16 |
Idaho |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
16 |
Illinois |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
16 |
Massachusetts |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
16 |
Michigan |
3.9 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
16 |
Minnesota |
2.7 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
16 |
Nebraska |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
16 |
Nevada |
5.1 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
16 |
New Hampshire |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
16 |
New Mexico |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
16 |
North Carolina |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
16 |
North Dakota |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
16 |
Oregon |
4.2 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
16 |
Pennsylvania |
3.4 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
16 |
Rhode Island |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
16 |
Utah |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
16 |
Washington |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
16 |
West Virginia |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
16 |
Wyoming |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
16 |
Alabama |
3.0 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
42 |
Florida |
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
42 |
Indiana |
3.5 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
42 |
Kansas |
2.7 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
42 |
Kentucky |
4.5 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
42 |
Maryland |
2.5 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
42 |
Missouri |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
42 |
South Carolina |
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
42 |
Texas |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
42 |
Ohio |
3.8 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
51 |
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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: May 17, 2024
United States Department of Labor
