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Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
Apr.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 Number Percent of labor force
Apr.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 Apr.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)

Alabama

 2,295,280 2,327,989 2,331,773 2,335,450 52,004 69,057 70,884 72,057 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.1

Alaska

 356,001 357,911 357,803 357,677 13,788 16,604 16,468 16,341 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.6

Arizona

 3,670,494 3,732,662 3,735,563 3,738,535 133,203 151,710 143,508 133,157 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.6

Arkansas

 1,373,339 1,385,079 1,385,626 1,388,357 39,066 49,489 48,316 47,490 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.4

California

 19,296,482 19,350,032 19,346,151 19,346,058 862,285 1,028,384 1,032,867 1,026,963 4.5 5.3 5.3 5.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,026,038 4,997,338 4,995,647 4,993,549 241,307 267,956 268,030 262,756 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.3

Colorado

 3,227,245 3,235,542 3,235,343 3,236,808 97,986 114,485 118,276 120,135 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.7

Connecticut

 1,888,271 1,906,379 1,910,468 1,911,077 63,232 86,078 85,427 83,433 3.3 4.5 4.5 4.4

Delaware

 504,379 508,227 507,009 506,248 19,327 20,295 19,973 19,772 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9

District of Columbia

 395,691 404,642 406,755 408,218 19,371 20,787 21,035 21,275 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.2

Florida

 10,947,413 11,089,543 11,097,269 11,095,354 300,422 345,170 353,148 361,046 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,373,004 1,391,529 1,393,671 1,393,194 24,850 22,305 23,276 24,468 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8

Georgia

 5,290,525 5,335,097 5,343,469 5,357,124 167,982 163,540 163,484 165,519 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

Hawaii

 677,535 674,589 673,119 670,998 19,319 21,092 20,979 20,859 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1

Idaho

 957,382 969,459 971,458 974,053 27,598 32,376 32,293 32,282 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3

Illinois

 6,414,573 6,477,355 6,487,021 6,496,234 267,373 308,856 312,166 313,210 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,798,302 3,827,961 3,839,390 3,852,007 147,402 175,195 178,930 180,533 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.7

Indiana

 3,398,810 3,389,402 3,380,831 3,378,923 108,256 117,991 119,099 121,506 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6

Iowa

 1,713,945 1,700,901 1,696,889 1,694,117 47,712 50,182 48,738 47,207 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8

Kansas

 1,514,887 1,505,660 1,505,428 1,506,725 40,720 39,941 40,789 42,062 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

Kentucky

 2,026,954 2,024,570 2,027,737 2,033,770 81,548 88,586 90,681 93,101 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.6

Louisiana

 2,078,549 2,079,264 2,080,454 2,081,023 71,067 88,017 90,827 89,435 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.3

Maine

 683,874 692,751 693,189 694,235 16,375 23,680 22,674 21,564 2.4 3.4 3.3 3.1

Maryland

 3,174,257 3,191,144 3,193,350 3,201,560 58,933 76,212 80,153 84,635 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.6

Massachusetts

 3,747,899 3,748,656 3,757,029 3,769,165 121,619 110,171 107,278 109,225 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.9

Michigan

 4,984,261 5,042,466 5,046,963 5,051,367 180,333 198,437 194,498 195,512 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,167,101 2,203,549 2,204,068 2,206,286 69,116 84,663 83,099 83,727 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.8

Minnesota

 3,105,793 3,094,718 3,097,673 3,101,383 88,492 84,216 84,196 85,199 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7

Mississippi

 1,231,123 1,229,510 1,229,487 1,230,178 38,078 37,945 37,016 34,962 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8

Missouri

 3,081,669 3,100,588 3,103,994 3,112,514 88,560 102,963 103,674 105,408 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.4

Montana

 572,627 577,672 577,498 577,746 14,602 19,406 18,785 18,014 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.1

Nebraska

 1,054,413 1,054,937 1,054,621 1,054,580 21,462 26,546 26,293 26,115 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5

Nevada

 1,595,663 1,614,414 1,614,262 1,615,415 79,592 83,801 82,759 82,124 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1

New Hampshire

 757,595 763,611 765,373 767,466 13,554 19,872 19,902 19,996 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.6

New Jersey

 4,832,802 4,819,665 4,819,879 4,824,201 199,797 231,168 229,103 226,165 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.7

New Mexico

 964,598 968,853 968,586 969,184 34,339 38,157 37,138 36,530 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.8

New York

 9,697,675 9,747,690 9,738,988 9,731,209 379,669 429,624 418,224 410,503 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.2

New York City

 4,156,021 4,165,463 4,171,144 4,179,085 211,853 210,881 204,568 200,525 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8

North Carolina

 5,219,426 5,255,806 5,260,124 5,262,526 172,196 184,451 185,521 186,723 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5

North Dakota

 417,165 417,565 417,823 418,291 7,756 8,159 8,237 8,364 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0

Ohio

 5,787,143 5,796,567 5,801,018 5,808,683 197,307 214,132 220,162 229,558 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.0

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,031,969 1,033,761 1,029,266 1,027,000 37,138 38,812 38,978 39,908 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9

Oklahoma

 1,951,278 1,987,854 1,989,936 1,992,088 57,228 71,065 70,059 69,454 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.5

Oregon

 2,156,438 2,176,172 2,180,593 2,185,707 73,855 90,920 91,886 91,440 3.4 4.2 4.2 4.2

Pennsylvania

 6,508,068 6,559,343 6,578,843 6,595,974 221,820 221,009 222,957 222,731 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4

Rhode Island

 572,409 580,629 583,509 586,208 15,171 22,717 23,634 24,303 2.7 3.9 4.1 4.1

South Carolina

 2,442,690 2,472,619 2,477,588 2,484,243 70,923 76,424 77,948 79,793 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2

South Dakota

 479,550 481,482 481,449 481,485 9,174 10,037 9,931 9,723 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0

Tennessee

 3,382,964 3,389,546 3,398,282 3,404,394 106,449 112,492 109,182 106,543 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1

Texas

 15,032,860 15,169,126 15,189,828 15,226,787 597,355 590,396 599,006 603,459 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0

Utah

 1,782,343 1,802,402 1,801,851 1,801,732 44,497 51,068 50,585 50,625 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8

Vermont

 349,422 354,931 355,744 356,604 5,945 8,078 7,766 7,629 1.7 2.3 2.2 2.1

Virginia

 4,547,557 4,591,517 4,588,725 4,584,350 123,368 139,745 134,161 129,269 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8

Washington

 4,022,585 4,027,298 4,019,792 4,016,161 152,644 190,070 193,275 194,705 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,805,336 1,809,015 1,804,108 1,799,905 58,488 71,629 73,298 75,067 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.2

West Virginia

 781,902 790,451 790,500 789,619 27,444 34,074 34,299 33,588 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.3

Wisconsin

 3,124,196 3,143,466 3,140,048 3,139,474 84,899 95,584 92,991 91,728 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9

Wyoming

 295,614 293,402 293,020 293,108 8,421 8,357 8,292 8,207 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

Puerto Rico

 1,179,590 1,216,656 1,215,040 1,211,074 72,155 69,918 70,464 70,845 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan division.
(2) Metropolitan statistical area.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 18-03, dated April 10, 2018, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
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