WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In January, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 9, rose in 22, and remained unchanged in 20. The highest unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.2 percent in Hawaii and South Dakota.

Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.3 percent. Compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.3 percent, in January, 6 States matched the national average, while 24 States were lower, and 19 states and the District of Columbia were higher. In comparison to the national labor force participation rate of 62.1 percent in January, 20 states were lower, and 30 states and the District of Columbia were higher.

Also, in January, payroll jobs rose in 45 states and fell in 6. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.5 percent in California and North Dakota. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.7 percent in District of Columbia.

For the full report, and to see more details on the employment situation in each State and the District of Columbia visit: https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/employment-update#seu 

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