Regardless of all of the chatter of a slowing job market, unemployment was down in a majority of U.S. states in April.

In response to knowledge from the Bureau of Labor Statistics launched final week, 16 states had unemployment charges decrease in April as in comparison with final yr and 14 states had month-over-month decreases. Moreover, except for Rhode Island, all U.S. states plus the District of Columbia reported extra folks working this April than final yr.

Moreover, 17 states had unemployment charges decrease than the nationwide common of three.4%.

South Dakota had the bottom stage of unemployment in April at 1.9%, adopted by Nebraska at 2%, and New Hampshire and North Dakota (each at 2.1%).

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Regardless of Nevada having the very best unemployment charge within the nation (5.4%), it conversely had the largest enhance in employment year-over-year at 4.2%. New Mexico, which had an unemployment charge barely above the nationwide common at 3.5%, additionally had the largest year-over-year decline in unemployment, with a lower of 0.8%.

Listed below are the 15 states the place unemployment was the bottom final month throughout the nation:

1. South Dakota

Unemployment charge: 1.9%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.0%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.5%

2. Nebraska

Unemployment charge: 2%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.0%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.1%

3. New Hampshire

Unemployment charge: 2.1%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.3%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.1%

4. North Dakota

Unemployment charge: 2.1%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.1%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.1%

5. Alabama

Unemployment charge: 2.2%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.3%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2%

6. Montana

Unemployment charge: 2.3%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.3%

Yr-over-year employment enhance:

7. Utah

Unemployment charge: 2.3%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.1%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.8%

8. Maine

Unemployment charge: 2.4%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.3%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 1.2%

9. Vermont

Unemployment charge: 2.4%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.2%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 1.9%

10. Wisconsin

Unemployment charge: 2.4%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.4%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 1.7%

11. Maryland

Unemployment charge: 2.5%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.6%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 1.5%

12. Missouri

Unemployment charge: 2.5%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.2%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 2.1%

13. Florida

Unemployment charge: 2.6%

Yr-over-year % change: -0.4%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 3.9%

14. Idaho

Unemployment charge: 2.6%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.1%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 3.1%

15. Iowa

Unemployment charge: 2.7%

Yr-over-year % change: 0.4%

Yr-over-year employment enhance: 1.7%