10:15 AM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- State-level data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Wednesday showed the unemployment rate was little changed in March in all fifty states and Washington DC.

South Dakota had the lowest rate at 2.3%, while Washington DC had the highest at 6.3%.

The national unemployment rate was reported at 4.3% in March, down from 4.4% in February.

Nonfarm payrolls rose in three states and were little changed elsewhere. Nationwide nonfarm payrolls increased by 178,000 in March after a 133,000 decline in February.

The largest payrolls gain in absolute terms was in Texas, which added 46,800 jobs, followed by Florida with 28,100.