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February Unemployment Numbers: lower in February in 23 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 4 states, and stable in 23 states
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rates were lower in February in 23 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 4 states, and stable in 23 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-five states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier and five states had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 6.2 percent, was little changed over the month, but was 2.7 percentage points higher than in February 2020.
State unemployment rates for February 2021 will be released on March 26th.
2021 State Monthly Unemployment Rates
| State |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
| Alabama |
4.3 |
4 |
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| Alaska |
6.6 |
6.6 |
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| Arizona |
6.7 |
6.9 |
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| Arkansas |
4.6 |
4.5 |
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| California |
9.0 |
8.5 |
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| Colorado |
6.6
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6.6 |
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| Connecticut |
8.1 |
8.5 |
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| Delaware |
6.1 |
6.3 |
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| D.C. |
8.4 |
8.1 |
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| Florida |
4.8 |
4.7 |
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| Georgia |
5.1 |
4.8 |
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| Hawaii |
10.2 |
9.2 |
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| Idaho |
3.4 |
3.3 |
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| Illinois |
7.7 |
7.4 |
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| Indiana |
4.2 |
4 |
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| Iowa |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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| Kansas |
3.5 |
3.2 |
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| Kentucky |
5.3 |
5.2 |
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| Louisiana |
7.6 |
7.6 |
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| Maine |
5.2 |
4.8 |
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| Maryland |
6.4 |
6.2 |
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| Massachusetts |
7.8 |
7.1 |
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| Michigan |
5.7 |
5.2 |
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| Minnesota |
4.5 |
4.3 |
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| Mississippi |
6.4 |
6.3 |
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| Missouri |
4.3 |
4.2 |
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| Montana |
4 |
3.9 |
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| Nebraska |
3.2 |
3.1 |
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| Nevada |
8.1 |
8.3 |
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| New Hampshire |
3.6 |
3.3 |
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| New Jersey |
7.9 |
7.8 |
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| New Mexico |
8.7 |
8.3 |
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| New York |
8.8 |
8.9 |
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| North Carolina |
5.9 |
5.7 |
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| North Dakota |
4.5 |
4.7 |
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| Ohio |
5.3 |
5 |
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| Oklahoma |
4.3 |
4.4 |
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| Oregon |
6.2 |
6.1 |
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| Pennsylvania |
7.3 |
7.3 |
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| Rhode Island |
7.2 |
7.3 |
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| South Carolina |
5.3 |
5.2 |
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| South Dakota |
3.1 |
2.9 |
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| Tennessee |
5.1 |
4.9 |
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| Texas |
6.8 |
6.9 |
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| Utah |
3.1 |
3 |
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| Vermont |
3.2 |
3.1 |
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| Virginia |
5.3 |
5.2 |
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| Washington |
6 |
5.6 |
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| West Virginia |
6.5 |
6.2 |
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| Wisconsin |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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| Wyoming |
5.1 |
5.3 |
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
* Preliminary figures from BLS.
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