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RATE WATCHDaily benchmarks 10-year Treasury4.84%-6 bpAs of Nov 5 5-year Treasury4.59%-10 bpAs of Nov 5 SOFR3.92%-2 bpAs of Nov 5 Effective Fed funds3.88%UnchangedAs of Nov 5

STATE MARKET PULSESeptember 2026 · BLS · Monthly

New YorkJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 4.3%FloridaJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 4.4%TexasJobs YoY +1.1%Unemployment 4.4%CaliforniaJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 5.1%New JerseyJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 4.2%North CarolinaJobs YoY +1.3%Unemployment 3.4%AlabamaJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.5%AlaskaJobs YoY +1.2%Unemployment 4.3%ArizonaJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 4.9%ArkansasJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 3.9%ColoradoJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 4.1%ConnecticutJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 5.1%DelawareJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 4.6%District of ColumbiaJobs YoY -3.5%Unemployment 5.6%GeorgiaJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 3.3%HawaiiJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 2.8%IdahoJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.6%IllinoisJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 4.6%IndianaJobs YoY -0.4%Unemployment 3.4%IowaJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.2%KansasJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.8%KentuckyJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 4.7%LouisianaJobs YoY +1.8%Unemployment 4.0%MaineJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 3.3%MarylandJobs YoY -0.5%Unemployment 3.9%MassachusettsJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 4.3%MichiganJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 5.0%MinnesotaJobs YoY +1.2%Unemployment 4.5%MississippiJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 3.3%MissouriJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.6%MontanaJobs YoY -1.0%Unemployment 3.1%NebraskaJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 2.9%NevadaJobs YoY +1.6%Unemployment 4.7%New HampshireJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 2.6%New MexicoJobs YoY +1.3%Unemployment 4.7%North DakotaJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 2.2%OhioJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.4%OklahomaJobs YoY +0.8%Unemployment 4.2%OregonJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 5.0%PennsylvaniaJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 3.6%Rhode IslandJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 3.6%South CarolinaJobs YoY +2.3%Unemployment 4.0%South DakotaJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 2.0%TennesseeJobs YoY +0.8%Unemployment 3.4%UtahJobs YoY +1.5%Unemployment 3.5%VermontJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 2.6%VirginiaJobs YoY -0.6%Unemployment 3.6%WashingtonJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 4.8%West VirginiaJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 4.0%WisconsinJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 3.2%WyomingJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 3.0%

New YorkJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 4.3%FloridaJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 4.4%TexasJobs YoY +1.1%Unemployment 4.4%CaliforniaJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 5.1%New JerseyJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 4.2%North CarolinaJobs YoY +1.3%Unemployment 3.4%AlabamaJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.5%AlaskaJobs YoY +1.2%Unemployment 4.3%ArizonaJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 4.9%ArkansasJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 3.9%ColoradoJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 4.1%ConnecticutJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 5.1%DelawareJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 4.6%District of ColumbiaJobs YoY -3.5%Unemployment 5.6%GeorgiaJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 3.3%HawaiiJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 2.8%IdahoJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.6%IllinoisJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 4.6%IndianaJobs YoY -0.4%Unemployment 3.4%IowaJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.2%KansasJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.8%KentuckyJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 4.7%LouisianaJobs YoY +1.8%Unemployment 4.0%MaineJobs YoY +0.1%Unemployment 3.3%MarylandJobs YoY -0.5%Unemployment 3.9%MassachusettsJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 4.3%MichiganJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 5.0%MinnesotaJobs YoY +1.2%Unemployment 4.5%MississippiJobs YoY +0.6%Unemployment 3.3%MissouriJobs YoY +1.0%Unemployment 3.6%MontanaJobs YoY -1.0%Unemployment 3.1%NebraskaJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 2.9%NevadaJobs YoY +1.6%Unemployment 4.7%New HampshireJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 2.6%New MexicoJobs YoY +1.3%Unemployment 4.7%North DakotaJobs YoY +0.2%Unemployment 2.2%OhioJobs YoY +0.3%Unemployment 3.4%OklahomaJobs YoY +0.8%Unemployment 4.2%OregonJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 5.0%PennsylvaniaJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 3.6%Rhode IslandJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 3.6%South CarolinaJobs YoY +2.3%Unemployment 4.0%South DakotaJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 2.0%TennesseeJobs YoY +0.8%Unemployment 3.4%UtahJobs YoY +1.5%Unemployment 3.5%VermontJobs YoY -0.1%Unemployment 2.6%VirginiaJobs YoY -0.6%Unemployment 3.6%WashingtonJobs YoY +0.7%Unemployment 4.8%West VirginiaJobs YoY 0.0%Unemployment 4.0%WisconsinJobs YoY +0.4%Unemployment 3.2%WyomingJobs YoY +0.9%Unemployment 3.0%

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