According to a regional unemployment report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts’ unemployment level as of July is the same as the New England average – 4.7 percent – and lower than the national average of 5.3 percent.

The report notes that the Bat State’s jobless rate remains “essentially unchanged” from June, but decreased by 1 percent from last July.

In July, the report says, three of the six New England states had jobless rates that were significantly different from that of the nation. Vermont (3.6 percent), New Hampshire (3.7 percent) and Maine (4.6 percent) had significantly lower unemployment rates and were among 18 states in the country to do so. The remaining New England states were among the 22 states that had unemployment rates not appreciably different from that of the nation. Ten states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rates measurably higher than the national average.

New England’s unemployment rate was third lowest among the nine regions surveyed, just above West South Central at 4.5 percent and West North Central at 4.3 percent.