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).

Utah was at a low of 1.9% in December 2021, making this state also the second-lowest rate among states and DC that month. "The state's unemployment rate is now below 2.0% for the first time ever ...

The map below shows the most recent unemployment rate for every state, according to BLS data. Updated on Oct. 3, 2022 : This article has been updated to include more information. Join the Conversation ...

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 ...

Last month, the unemployment rate in Florida was 7.6 percent, with 769,859 people claiming unemployment—the most of any state except California, New York and Texas.

More jobs are helping to drive down the state unemployment rate. But one Arizona metropolitan area landed in the number two spot for most people in the unemployment line. 18 percent of Yuma's ...

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%.

The unemployment rate could hit 15% when the April employment report is released in early May. “The carnage in the American labor market continued unabated,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief ...

Click on the map to see the state name, governor and August unemployment rate. Also, don't miss Hawaii, Alaska and the District of Columbia — which we included in keeping with the unemployment data.

According to the Washington State Employment Security Department’s monthly employment report, in February 2022 Washington added 31,700 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.3%.