In December 2025, Hawaii and South Dakota recorded the lowest unemployment rates at 2.2 percent each, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. North Dakota, Vermont, and Alabama also had rates below 3.0 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest rate at 6.7 percent, followed by California (5.5 percent) and New Jersey (5.4 percent). Nationally, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent. Nineteen states had rates below the national average, while five states and the District of Columbia had higher rates. From December 2024 to 2025, unemployment decreased in eight states, with Indiana seeing the largest drop (0.9 percentage points). Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia experienced increases, including Delaware (up 1.6 points) and the District (up 1.4 points). Data is seasonally adjusted and preliminary.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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