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Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in May. Twenty states had unemployment rate decreases from April, 16 states had increases, and 14 states and the District of Columbia had no change.
Unemployment rates for states, seasonally adjusted, May 2014
6.9 and higher
6.4 to 6.8
5.6 to 6.3
4.6 to 5.5
Lower than 4.6
6.4
Alaska
Hover over a state to see data. Click to see more. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment rates for states, seasonally adjusted, May 2014
State
Rate
North Dakota
2.6
Vermont
3.3
Nebraska
3.6
Utah
3.6
South Dakota
3.8
Wyoming
3.8
Hawaii
4.4
Iowa
4.4
New Hampshire
4.4
Minnesota
4.6
Montana
4.6
Oklahoma
4.6
Kansas
4.8
Idaho
4.9
Louisiana
4.9
Texas
5.1
Virginia
5.1
South Carolina
5.3
Ohio
5.5
Maryland
5.6
Massachusetts
5.6
Pennsylvania
5.6
Indiana
5.7
Maine
5.7
Wisconsin
5.7
Colorado
5.8
Delaware
5.9
Washington
6.1
Florida
6.3
West Virginia
6.3
Alaska
6.4
Arkansas
6.4
North Carolina
6.4
Tennessee
6.4
New Mexico
6.5
Missouri
6.6
New York
6.7
Alabama
6.8
Arizona
6.8
New Jersey
6.8
Connecticut
6.9
Oregon
6.9
Georgia
7.2
District Of Columbia
7.5
Illinois
7.5
Michigan
7.5
California
7.6
Kentucky
7.7
Mississippi
7.7
Nevada
7.9
Rhode Island
8.2
Rhode Island again had the highest unemployment rate among the states in May, 8.2 percent. North Dakota again had the lowest jobless rate, 2.6 percent. In May, five states had statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate declines: Illinois and Massachusetts (−0.4 percentage point each) and California, Montana, and Utah (−0.2 point each). Georgia and Virginia had the only significant over-the-month rate increases (+0.3 and +0.2 percentage point, respectively).
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — May 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-14-1139.
United States Department of Labor
