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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted

Alabama 2.9%(p) in Jun 2024

Alaska 4.5%(p) in Jun 2024

Arizona 3.3%(p) in Jun 2024

Arkansas 3.3%(p) in Jun 2024

California 5.2%(p) in Jun 2024

Colorado 3.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Connecticut 3.9%(p) in Jun 2024

Delaware 4.0%(p) in Jun 2024

D.C. 5.4%(p) in Jun 2024

Florida 3.3%(p) in Jun 2024

Georgia 3.3%(p) in Jun 2024

Hawaii 2.9%(p) in Jun 2024

Idaho 3.4%(p) in Jun 2024

Illinois 5.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Indiana 3.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Iowa 2.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Kansas 3.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Kentucky 4.6%(p) in Jun 2024

Louisiana 4.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Maine 2.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Maryland 2.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Massachusetts 3.2%(p) in Jun 2024

Michigan 4.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Minnesota 2.9%(p) in Jun 2024

Mississippi 2.8%(p) in Jun 2024

Missouri 3.7%(p) in Jun 2024

Montana 3.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Nebraska 2.6%(p) in Jun 2024

Nevada 5.2%(p) in Jun 2024

New Hampshire 2.5%(p) in Jun 2024

New Jersey 4.6%(p) in Jun 2024

New Mexico 3.9%(p) in Jun 2024

New York 4.2%(p) in Jun 2024

North Carolina 3.6%(p) in Jun 2024

North Dakota 2.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Ohio 4.4%(p) in Jun 2024

Oklahoma 3.4%(p) in Jun 2024

Oregon 4.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Pennsylvania 3.4%(p) in Jun 2024

Puerto Rico 5.8% in Jun 2024

Rhode Island 4.3%(p) in Jun 2024

South Carolina 3.6%(p) in Jun 2024

South Dakota 2.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Tennessee 3.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Texas 4.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Utah 3.0%(p) in Jun 2024

Vermont 2.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Virginia 2.7%(p) in Jun 2024

Washington 4.9%(p) in Jun 2024

West Virginia 4.1%(p) in Jun 2024

Wisconsin 2.9%(p) in Jun 2024

Wyoming 2.9%(p) in Jun 2024

News Releases

June jobless rates up in 8 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 8 states

07/19/2024

In June, unemployment rates were higher in 8 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 states and was essentially unchanged in 42 states and the District.
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May jobless rates up over the year in 269 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 44

07/03/2024

Jobless rates were higher in May than a year earlier in 269 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 83, and unchanged in 37. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 44 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 344.
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Jobless rates down in 6 states in 2023; employment-population ratios up in 10 states

03/01/2024

In 2023, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 2, and were little changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios increased in 10 states and were little changed in 40 states and the District.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for July 2024 are scheduled to be released on August 16, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for June 2024 are scheduled to be released on July 30, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The State Unemployment data for 2023 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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The Economics Daily

Unemployment rate 1.9 percent in Ames, Iowa, in February 2024

In February 2024, Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent, among metropolitan areas. The next lowest rate was in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, 2.0 percent. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 17.2 percent. read more »