July 2021
Current state unemployment rate and percent change in total number of jobs over last 3 months
| State | Current unemployment rate | Change in unemployment rate in last 3 months | Change in unemployment rate in last 12 months | Change in unemployment rate since February 2020 | State unemployment rate raking from lowest to highest | Percent change in number of jobs in last 12 months | Change in number of jobs in last 12 months | Percent change in numbers of jobs in last 3 months | Change in number of jobs in last 3 months | Percent change in number of jobs since February 2020 | Change in number of jobs since February 2020 | Cut UI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.20% | -0.40% | -4.20% | 0.60% | 7 | 3.80% | 73400 | 1.10% | 22200 | -2.70% | -56500 | 1 |
| Alaska | 6.60% | -0.10% | -4.40% | 1.50% | 42 | 6.20% | 17900 | -0.40% | -1300 | -7.60% | -25200 | 1 |
| Arizona | 6.60% | -0.10% | -3.80% | 1.70% | 41 | 5.90% | 164500 | 2.60% | 76200 | -0.70% | -20900 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 4.30% | -0.10% | -2.80% | 0.50% | 20 | 3.40% | 42200 | 0.80% | 9700 | -1.70% | -21900 | 1 |
| California | 7.60% | -0.40% | -5.60% | 3.30% | 50 | 5.50% | 864400 | 1.70% | 280600 | -6.40% | -1131900 | 0 |
| Colorado | 6.10% | -0.30% | -1.30% | 3.30% | 37 | 5.40% | 140500 | 1.60% | 42300 | -3.00% | -85400 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 7.30% | -0.80% | -4.00% | 3.60% | 47 | 4.90% | 75300 | 1.20% | 19000 | -5.70% | -96000 | 0 |
| Delaware | 5.60% | -0.80% | -2.70% | 1.10% | 33 | 4.20% | 18100 | 1.30% | 5900 | -3.60% | -16800 | 0 |
| Washington D.C. | 6.70% | -0.80% | -2.20% | 1.70% | 43 | 3.40% | 24800 | 1.70% | 12800 | -6.60% | -53000 | 0 |
| Florida | 5.10% | 0.30% | -6.40% | 1.80% | 29 | 4.20% | 356700 | 2.10% | 178500 | -3.50% | -315800 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3.70% | -0.60% | -3.90% | 0.20% | 10 | 5.80% | 249500 | 2.20% | 98000 | -2.00% | -94400 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 7.30% | -1.20% | -6.80% | 5.20% | 46 | 10.00% | 53000 | 4.00% | 22200 | -12.00% | -79500 | 0 |
| Idaho | 3.00% | -0.10% | -2.90% | 0.40% | 6 | 5.10% | 38500 | 0.80% | 6200 | 2.20% | 17400 | 1 |
| Illinois | 7.10% | 0.00% | -4.90% | 3.50% | 44 | 4.20% | 231100 | 1.10% | 65800 | -5.70% | -348700 | 0 |
| Indiana | 4.10% | 0.20% | -4.50% | 0.90% | 16 | 3.00% | 88600 | 1.00% | 30800 | -3.30% | -105100 | 1 |
| Iowa | 4.10% | 0.30% | -2.00% | 1.20% | 15 | 3.10% | 46100 | 1.00% | 15200 | -3.70% | -58100 | 1 |
| Kansas | 3.80% | 0.30% | -2.80% | 0.60% | 11 | 2.70% | 36300 | 0.80% | 10700 | -3.30% | -46600 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 4.40% | -0.30% | -1.20% | 0.20% | 22 | 2.70% | 48100 | -0.10% | -1900 | -5.00% | -98600 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 6.60% | -0.60% | -2.50% | 1.40% | 40 | 3.20% | 58200 | 0.80% | 15300 | -7.20% | -144300 | 1 |
| Maine | 4.90% | 0.10% | -3.90% | 1.80% | 26 | 7.10% | 40800 | 1.00% | 6300 | -3.50% | -22500 | 0 |
| Maryland | 6.00% | -0.20% | -2.70% | 2.50% | 35 | 5.30% | 133600 | 1.00% | 27100 | -4.30% | -118300 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 4.90% | -1.50% | -4.90% | 2.10% | 25 | 7.80% | 254200 | 1.90% | 63800 | -6.20% | -230700 | 0 |
| Michigan | 4.80% | -0.10% | -4.20% | 1.10% | 24 | 4.60% | 181500 | 1.20% | 50400 | -6.40% | -287000 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 3.90% | -0.20% | -3.70% | 0.60% | 14 | 4.70% | 127700 | 1.00% | 28400 | -5.00% | -150500 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 6.10% | -0.10% | -2.40% | 0.30% | 36 | 3.80% | 41100 | 1.30% | 14800 | -2.30% | -26400 | 1 |
| Missouri | 4.20% | 0.10% | -2.60% | 0.60% | 18 | 3.00% | 83900 | 0.80% | 23700 | -3.10% | -90900 | 1 |
| Montana | 3.60% | -0.10% | -3.00% | -0.10% | 9 | 4.20% | 19600 | 0.80% | 3800 | -0.70% | -3600 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 2.30% | -0.50% | -2.10% | -0.70% | 1 | 3.60% | 35000 | 0.50% | 5500 | -1.90% | -20100 | 1 |
| Nevada | 7.70% | -0.30% | -8.90% | 4.00% | 51 | 8.20% | 100900 | 2.10% | 27700 | -7.40% | -106900 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 2.90% | 0.10% | -5.20% | 0.30% | 4 | 5.50% | 34600 | 0.20% | 1600 | -4.40% | -30100 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 7.30% | -0.20% | -5.80% | 3.60% | 45 | 6.70% | 249700 | 1.30% | 52300 | -6.50% | -275500 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 7.60% | -0.50% | -4.90% | 2.30% | 49 | 3.80% | 29700 | 2.50% | 19700 | -6.10% | -53000 | 0 |
| New York | 7.60% | -0.60% | -7.10% | 3.70% | 48 | 7.00% | 583500 | 0.70% | 65400 | -9.00% | -889800 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 4.40% | -0.60% | -4.40% | 0.80% | 21 | 6.30% | 270200 | 2.70% | 120500 | -1.00% | -45800 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3.90% | -0.30% | -2.30% | 1.60% | 13 | 3.70% | 14800 | 0.10% | 500 | -5.20% | -22800 | 1 |
| Ohio | 5.40% | 0.70% | -3.90% | 0.70% | 32 | 2.80% | 147700 | 0.70% | 36900 | -4.80% | -269000 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3.50% | -0.60% | -3.70% | 0.40% | 8 | 1.60% | 25800 | 0.20% | 3000 | -4.30% | -72900 | 1 |
| Oregon | 5.20% | -0.70% | -4.40% | 1.70% | 31 | 4.40% | 79000 | 1.60% | 30300 | -5.00% | -98900 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.60% | -0.50% | -6.40% | 1.60% | 39 | 4.00% | 222200 | 1.20% | 66100 | -5.90% | -360800 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 5.80% | -0.50% | -8.20% | 1.80% | 34 | 7.10% | 31900 | 2.30% | 10800 | -5.60% | -28500 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 4.30% | -0.70% | -3.30% | 1.50% | 19 | 4.80% | 98000 | 1.30% | 27800 | -2.60% | -57000 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 2.90% | 0.10% | -2.50% | 0.00% | 3 | 4.60% | 19400 | 0.50% | 2300 | -1.00% | -4300 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 4.70% | -0.30% | -4.20% | 0.80% | 23 | 4.80% | 142600 | 0.90% | 28100 | -2.10% | -64900 | 1 |
| Texas | 6.20% | -0.50% | -3.10% | 2.50% | 38 | 6.00% | 714800 | 1.50% | 181800 | -2.00% | -261700 | 1 |
| Utah | 2.60% | -0.20% | -2.80% | 0.10% | 2 | 6.00% | 91500 | 1.40% | 21600 | 2.70% | 41800 | 1 |
| Vermont | 3.00% | 0.10% | -3.40% | 0.50% | 5 | 8.90% | 24700 | 3.50% | 10300 | -4.00% | -12600 | 0 |
| Virginia | 4.20% | -0.50% | -3.70% | 1.70% | 17 | 3.80% | 143800 | 0.30% | 10500 | -4.60% | -188500 | 0 |
| Washington | 5.10% | -0.30% | -5.70% | 1.00% | 28 | 5.80% | 187000 | 1.70% | 57400 | -3.20% | -114000 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 5.00% | -0.80% | -4.40% | -0.10% | 27 | 4.10% | 27100 | 0.90% | 6400 | -3.80% | -27400 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 3.90% | 0.00% | -3.30% | 0.60% | 12 | 3.80% | 104500 | 0.90% | 27100 | -3.80% | -114000 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 5.20% | -0.20% | -1.60% | 0.40% | 30 | 3.10% | 8300 | -0.60% | -1700 | -5.10% | -14700 | 1 |
Note: Jobs refers to the total number of jobs, part-time or full-time, in nonfarm establishments.
*Some states listed as 'Cut UI' did not implement cuts by the time of the July data reference week. However, all had announced by then that they would be cutting benefits early.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics data.
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