Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

Unemployment rates have dropped in 20 states between November 2022 and November 2023, while they rose in 15 others and the District of Columbia.

Idaho and Montana are among the states that hit their lowest unemployment rates in December since data was first tracked in 1976, according to BLS.

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Conditions vary a ton state by state. For instance, the unemployment rate is just 2.6 percent in North Dakota and 3.4 percent in Vermont, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unemployment rates increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia last month.

While a majority of states allow you to collect unemployment for up to 26 weeks, there are exceptions.

Get an overview of the current unemployment rates and find out where your state stands on the list.

Unemployment can vary wildly depending on where you live. Fortunately, the state unemployment rate at least makes it easy to find out.

Unemployment there is more than twice as high as in Benton and Hood River counties. On Oregon's northern border, Hood River County has the lowest rate of unemployment in the state, 5.2 percent.

A string of Midwestern states stretching from North Dakota to Oklahoma each maintained unemployment rates near 5 percent or below for the past year.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says unemployment is up from this time last year in all 50 states, but there are some bright spots.