Unemployment rates fell in 10 states in July, while rates remained essentially unchanged in 40 states and the District of Columbia, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, with little change from either June or July 2025. Compared with a year earlier, unemployment rates increased in 12 states, declined in 10 states and were little changed in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
Job growth was also limited in July. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in just one state and declined in one, while employment was essentially unchanged in 48 states and the District.
Over the past year, payroll employment increased in six states, declined in one state and the District of Columbia, and was little changed in 43 states.
