Unemployment Rates

Unemployment Rates

Annually at this time of year work is performed to revise labor force estimates from previous years, called benchmarking. It should be noted that at any level other than statewide, January 2025 labor force data are NOT strictly comparable with the 2024 or any prior year data. Revised data for 2024 should be released in time for the February or March 2025 estimates. At that time, comparison of data across previous years will be available and this link will be active.

Historical series of unemployment rates by month from 1990 forward, amounts are presented for the State.

Unemployment Rates

Unemployment Rates (.xlsx)

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