From April 2025 to April 2026, unemployment rates rose in 19 U.S. states, fell in six, and remained largely unchanged in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, the same as a month earlier and essentially unchanged from April 2025. Connecticut and Florida recorded the largest year‑over‑year increases, at +1.2 and +1.1 percentage points, respectively. Ohio experienced the largest decrease, falling by 0.9 percentage points. These figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted; most recent monthly data are preliminary. The figures were compiled by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. These preliminary figures were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of its monthly state employment and unemployment reports.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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