PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in April at 3%, down from 3.1% the previous month and below the national unemployment rate of 3.4%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Across the nation in April, unemployment rates were lower in 14 states and stable in 36 states and Washington, D.C.
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Sixteen states had lower jobless rates than they did in April 2022, the data showed. That includes Rhode Island, which was at 3.1% in April 2022. Ten states, however, had jobless rate increases from a year earlier.
The national unemployment rate of 3.4% in April was down from 3.5% in March and 0.2 percentage points lower than in April 2022.
Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in the country in April at 5.4%, while South Dakota had the lowest rate at 1.9%.
Other New England unemployment rates in April:
- Connecticut: 3.8%, down from 3.9% in March and 4.2% in April 2022.
- Massachusetts: 3.3%, down from 3.5% in March and from 3.7% a year earlier.
- Maine: 2.4%, down from 2.6% in March and from 2.7% a year earlier.
- Vermont: 2.2%, down from 2.7% in March but up from 2.2% in April 2022.
- New Hampshire: 2.1%, down from 2.4% in March and same as April 2022.
