Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

Overall, the higher unemployment rate in November 2023 was in the District of Columbia (5.0 percent), followed by California (4.9 percent) and New Jersey (4.7 percent).

For example, say State A has a population of 600,000 residents and an unemployment rate of 5%, while State B has a population of 1,200,000 and an unemployment rate of 2.5%. Although State A has a ...

Despite boasting one of the fastest growing economies in the country, Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the U.S., 5.7 percent as of October.

For example, say State A has a population of 600,000 residents and an unemployment rate of 5%, while State B has a population of 1,200,000 and an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

In the first week of August, California saw the highest number of unemployment insurance claims, while South Dakota saw the lowest, according to a report from Statista. Here are unemployment insurance ...

The national unemployment rate stood at 4.2% in April, the month of the latest data available at the city level, which is up from 3.9% a year ago. For cities - or metropolitan statistical areas ...

Washington state had an 4.5% unemployment rate, and Oregon had an unemployment rate of 4.1%. Neighboring Arizona had a 3.8% unemployment rate in December. How many jobs did California add in 2024?

Colorado’s unemployment rate has stalled for a second month in a row, which economists say could be signaling positive movement in the job market.. The state unemployment rate has sat at 4.8% from ...

An extension of jobless benefits is triggered under state law when the unemployment rate in any of the commonwealth's seven metropolitan statistical areas exceeds a 5.1% threshold, measured across ...

The state’s October unemployment rate is now equal to the 4.1% national unemployment rate for the first time since January 2020, when both rates were 4%. “Since mid-2022, unemployment rates in ...