Use USAFacts to answer questions about US government data
Looks up published federal, state and local figures from USAFacts, reports each number with its agency source and date, and says plainly when the data cannot answer the question. Read-only; it does not change anything.
Use it when
- You want the latest national debt or federal spending figures with their source.
- You are comparing your state's unemployment or population with the national picture.
- You need a government statistic you can quote and check against the original agency.
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Use USAFacts: how does unemployment in my state compare to the national rate?
Your state's unemployment rate was 3.8% in the most recent month, against a national rate of 4.1%. Both figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics series on USAFacts, same month, same unit. The state figure is preliminary and may be revised. I can't say why the gap exists from this data alone.