10:13 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- State-level data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Wednesday showed the unemployment rate rose in three states and Washington DC in April, fell in two and held steady elsewhere.

The largest unemployment rate gains were in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, where it increased by 0.2 percentage point each. South Dakota had the lowest rate at 1.8% while the District of Columbia had the highest at 5.8%.

The national unemployment rate was reported at 4.2% in April, the same as in March.

Nonfarm payrolls rose in five states and were little changed elsewhere. Nationwide nonfarm payrolls increased by 177,000 in April after a 185,000 gain in March.

The largest payrolls gain in absolute terms was in Texas, which added 37,700 jobs, followed by Ohio with 22,200.