Unemployment rates rose in 5 states, fell in one, and remained stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia in September.
The U.S. unemployment rate changed little at 4.1% in September and is 0.3% higher than September 2023.
In total, 23 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.1%, 4 states and the District had higher rates, and 23 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation.
Twenty-two states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, six states had decreases, and twenty-two states had little change.
South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in September at 2.0%, closely followed by Vermont at 2.2% and North Dakota at 2.3%.
The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7%, followed by Nevada at 5.6%.
In September, five states had unemployment rate increases, the largest of which was in South Carolina and Utah (+0.2%).