Unemployment Rate 2024 By State 2024. The unemployment rate estimates in this report are based on the local area unemployment statistics (laus) and the current population survey (cps) from the bureau of labor statistics. From february 2023 to february 2024, unemployment rates increased in 28 states, decreased in 3 states, and changed little in 19 states and the district of columbia.

The national unemployment rate rose to 4.0% in 2024 q2, up from 3.8% in the first quarter. And nevada had the highest overall unemployment rates at.