10:13 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- State-level data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday showed the unemployment rate fell in 8 states in June, rose in 2 and held steady elsewhere.

The largest unemployment rate declines were in Delaware, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wyoming, where it fell by 0.2 percentage point. The unemployment rate increased in Alabama and Kentucky by 0.2 percentage point.

The national unemployment rate was reported at 4.2% in June, down from 4.3% in May.

The largest payrolls gain in absolute terms was in Texas, which added 43,400 jobs, followed by Minnesota with 13,200. New Hampshire's 0.6% gain was the largest percentage increase.