Unemployment rates were higher in September in 16 states and stable in 34 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 10 states and the District had increases, and 16 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.8 percent, was unchanged over the month but was 0.3 percentage point higher than in September 2022.