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April Unemployment Numbers: Higher In All Fifty States
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rates were higher in April in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Similarly, all 50 states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate rose by 10.3 percentage points over the month to 14.7 percent and was 11.1 points higher than in April 2019.
State unemployment rates for May 2020 will be released in June 2020.
2020 State Monthly Unemployment Rates
| State |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
| Alabama |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
12.9 |
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| Alaska |
6.0 |
5.8
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5.6 |
12.9 |
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| Arizona |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
12.6 |
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| Arkansas |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
10.2 |
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| California |
3.9 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
15.5 |
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| Colorado |
2.5 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
11.3 |
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| Connecticut |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
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| Delaware |
4.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
14.3 |
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| D.C. |
5.2 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
11.1 |
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| Florida |
2.8 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
12.9 |
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| Georgia |
3.1 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
11.9 |
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| Hawaii |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
22.3 |
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| Idaho |
2.8 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
11.5 |
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| Illinois |
3.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
16.4 |
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| Indiana |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
16.9 |
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| Iowa |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
10.2 |
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| Kansas |
3.1 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
11.2 |
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| Kentucky |
4.3 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
15.4 |
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| Louisiana |
5.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
14.5 |
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| Maine |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
10.6 |
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| Maryland |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
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| Massachusetts |
2.8 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
15.1 |
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| Michigan |
3.8 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
22.7 |
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| Minnesota |
3.2 |
5.4 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
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| Mississippi |
5.5 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
15.4 |
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| Missouri |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
9.7 |
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| Montana |
3.5 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
11.3 |
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| Nebraska |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
8.2 |
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| Nevada |
3.6 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
28.3 |
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| New Hampshire |
2.6 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
16.3 |
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| New Jersey |
3.8 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
15.3 |
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| New Mexico |
4.8 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
11.3 |
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| New York |
3.8 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
14.5 |
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| North Carolina |
3.6 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
12.2 |
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| North Dakota |
2.3 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
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| Ohio |
4.1 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
16.8 |
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| Oklahoma |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
13.7 |
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| Oregon |
3.3 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
14.2 |
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| Pennsylvania |
4.7 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
15.1 |
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| Rhode Island |
3.1 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
17.0 |
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| South Carolina |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
12.1 |
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| South Dakota |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
10.2 |
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| Tennessee |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
14.7 |
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| Texas |
4.5 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
12.8 |
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| Utah |
2.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
9.7 |
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| Vermont |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
15.6 |
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| Virginia |
2.7 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
10.6 |
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| Washington |
3.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
15.4 |
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| West Virginia |
5.0 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
15.2 |
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| Wisconsin |
3.5 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
14.1 |
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| Wyoming |
3.7 |
5.8 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
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| Puerto Rico |
8.9 |
4.5 |
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Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
* Preliminary figures from BLS.
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