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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 June 2023
rate
July 2023(p)
rate
Over-the-month
Change Rank

Pennsylvania

3.8 3.5 -0.3 1

Hawaii

3.0 2.8 -0.2 2

Louisiana

3.6 3.4 -0.2 2

Maryland

2.0 1.8 -0.2 2

Virginia

2.7 2.5 -0.2 2

Washington

3.8 3.6 -0.2 2

Alabama

2.2 2.1 -0.1 7

Connecticut

3.7 3.6 -0.1 7

Delaware

4.2 4.1 -0.1 7

District of Columbia

5.1 5.0 -0.1 7

Kansas

2.8 2.7 -0.1 7

Massachusetts

2.6 2.5 -0.1 7

Mississippi

3.1 3.0 -0.1 7

Nevada

5.4 5.3 -0.1 7

New Hampshire

1.8 1.7 -0.1 7

Ohio

3.4 3.3 -0.1 7

Oregon

3.5 3.4 -0.1 7

Rhode Island

2.9 2.8 -0.1 7

Tennessee

3.2 3.1 -0.1 7

Vermont

1.9 1.8 -0.1 7

Wyoming

3.1 3.0 -0.1 7

Arkansas

2.6 2.6 0.0 22

California

4.6 4.6 0.0 22

Georgia

3.2 3.2 0.0 22

Illinois

4.0 4.0 0.0 22

Iowa

2.7 2.7 0.0 22

Kentucky

3.8 3.8 0.0 22

Maine

2.4 2.4 0.0 22

Michigan

3.6 3.6 0.0 22

New York

3.9 3.9 0.0 22

North Carolina

3.3 3.3 0.0 22

North Dakota

2.0 2.0 0.0 22

Oklahoma

2.7 2.7 0.0 22

South Carolina

3.1 3.1 0.0 22

Texas

4.1 4.1 0.0 22

Utah

2.4 2.4 0.0 22

Alaska

3.7 3.8 0.1 37

Arizona

3.5 3.6 0.1 37

Colorado

2.8 2.9 0.1 37

Florida

2.6 2.7 0.1 37

Idaho

2.7 2.8 0.1 37

Indiana

3.2 3.3 0.1 37

Minnesota

2.9 3.0 0.1 37

Missouri

2.6 2.7 0.1 37

Montana

2.4 2.5 0.1 37

Nebraska

1.9 2.0 0.1 37

New Mexico

3.5 3.6 0.1 37

South Dakota

1.8 1.9 0.1 37

West Virginia

3.3 3.4 0.1 37

Wisconsin

2.5 2.6 0.1 37

New Jersey

3.7 3.9 0.2 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: August 18, 2023