Excerpt: “Unemployment rates were higher in May in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had decreases, and 22 states had little change. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent but was 0.2 percentage point higher than in May 2024. In May 2025, nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 18 states and was essentially unchanged in 32 states and the District.”
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