Despite all the rumors of a slowing job market, unemployment fell in most US states in April.
Accordingly Data According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released last week, unemployment rates in April were lower from a year earlier in 16 states, and 14 states saw a month-on-month decline. In addition, with the exception of Rhode Island, all US states and the District of Columbia reported that more people were working in April this year than last year.
In addition, 17 states had unemployment rates below the national average of 3.4%.
South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in April at 1.9%, followed by Nebraska at 2%, and New Hampshire and North Dakota (both at 2.1%).
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In turn, although Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the country (5.4%), it saw the largest year-over-year increase in employment at 4.2%. New Mexico, whose unemployment rate was 3.5%, slightly above the national average, also saw the sharpest year-over-year decline in unemployment, down 0.8%.
Here are the 15 states that had the lowest unemployment nationwide over the past month:
1.South Dakota
Unemployment rate: 1.9%
Percent change year-on-year: 0.0%
YoY job growth: 2.5%
2. Nebraska
Unemployment rate: 2%
Percent change year-on-year: 0.0%
Employment growth yoy: 2.1%
3. New Hampshire
Unemployment rate: 2.1%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.3%
Employment growth yoy: 2.1%
4. North Dakota
Unemployment rate: 2.1%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.1%
Employment growth yoy: 2.1%
5. Alabama
Unemployment rate: 2.2%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.3%
YoY job growth: 2%
6. Montana
Unemployment rate: 2.3%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.3%
Year-on-year employment growth:
7. Utah
Unemployment rate: 2.3%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.1%
YoY job growth: 2.8%
8. Maine
Unemployment rate: 2.4%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.3%
Employment growth yoy: 1.2%
9. Vermont
Unemployment rate: 2.4%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.2%
YoY job growth: 1.9%
10.Wisconsin
Unemployment rate: 2.4%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.4%
YoY job growth: 1.7%
11. Maryland
Unemployment rate: 2.5%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.6%
Employment growth yoy: 1.5%
12. Missouri
Unemployment rate: 2.5%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.2%
Employment growth yoy: 2.1%
13.Florida
Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Year-on-year percentage change: -0.4%
YoY job growth: 3.9%
14. Idaho
Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.1%
YoY job growth: 3.1%
15. Iowa
Unemployment rate: 2.7%
Year-over-year percentage change: 0.4%
Employment growth yoy: 1.7%
