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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
State and area Civilian labor force Unemployed
March April Number Percent of labor force
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) March April March April
2023 2024 2023 2024(p) 2023 2024 2023 2024(p)

Alabama

 2,292,002 2,343,557 2,294,590 2,344,327 50,449 70,833 40,708 61,636 2.2 3.0 1.8 2.6

Alaska

 353,002 355,111 351,610 353,220 15,326 17,017 13,897 16,057 4.3 4.8 4.0 4.5

Arizona

 3,675,765 3,745,647 3,660,039 3,732,027 129,354 107,193 124,692 96,379 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.6

Arkansas

 1,375,493 1,391,307 1,378,233 1,402,502 40,029 45,934 35,069 43,026 2.9 3.3 2.5 3.1

California

 19,386,551 19,411,007 19,200,772 19,213,240 904,111 1,039,310 794,481 931,369 4.7 5.4 4.1 4.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)

 5,055,852 5,028,272 5,013,654 4,968,161 242,016 261,904 218,885 224,336 4.8 5.2 4.4 4.5

Colorado

 3,210,258 3,226,565 3,201,870 3,222,484 94,125 124,330 86,175 109,949 2.9 3.9 2.7 3.4

Connecticut

 1,878,263 1,914,274 1,870,261 1,884,213 69,270 79,874 54,470 66,064 3.7 4.2 2.9 3.5

Delaware

 505,827 505,634 505,353 506,280 20,548 20,162 18,094 18,837 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.7

District of Columbia

 394,589 413,739 391,535 407,541 19,500 20,772 16,074 18,750 4.9 5.0 4.1 4.6

Florida

 10,919,745 11,087,973 10,932,987 11,040,302 289,053 363,785 261,409 347,788 2.6 3.3 2.4 3.2

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)

 1,378,010 1,393,807 1,374,255 1,384,454 27,289 28,246 24,366 29,750 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.1

Georgia

 5,312,395 5,402,969 5,281,224 5,385,181 172,520 172,561 142,835 153,810 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.9

Hawaii

 680,209 669,823 678,430 664,300 18,920 18,673 17,229 18,681 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8

Idaho

 955,389 977,347 951,808 975,607 32,808 36,766 26,632 31,251 3.4 3.8 2.8 3.2

Illinois

 6,403,723 6,509,636 6,387,960 6,480,427 278,547 322,944 242,521 287,509 4.3 5.0 3.8 4.4

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)

 3,798,651 3,875,402 3,781,155 3,865,197 148,870 182,271 129,464 164,484 3.9 4.7 3.4 4.3

Indiana

 3,401,279 3,366,330 3,391,246 3,383,458 123,300 137,576 91,991 115,708 3.6 4.1 2.7 3.4

Iowa

 1,716,320 1,687,197 1,711,519 1,685,280 53,645 49,462 41,009 36,424 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.2

Kansas

 1,513,219 1,506,601 1,510,365 1,506,604 43,167 45,367 36,585 41,051 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.7

Kentucky

 2,031,350 2,047,029 2,025,774 2,052,931 86,391 103,997 70,851 89,018 4.3 5.1 3.5 4.3

Louisiana

 2,081,335 2,085,909 2,079,289 2,083,281 68,179 93,142 63,205 71,551 3.3 4.5 3.0 3.4

Maine

 676,770 688,367 677,628 691,496 20,538 21,973 16,937 19,092 3.0 3.2 2.5 2.8

Maryland

 3,180,143 3,218,634 3,163,009 3,223,731 66,613 93,322 48,281 87,368 2.1 2.9 1.5 2.7

Massachusetts

 3,749,321 3,815,928 3,725,958 3,791,548 138,018 135,123 106,418 118,540 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.1

Michigan

 4,948,991 5,057,289 4,940,193 5,026,045 197,727 199,496 151,023 190,372 4.0 3.9 3.1 3.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)

 2,152,753 2,201,663 2,133,209 2,184,198 69,516 79,733 51,161 76,781 3.2 3.6 2.4 3.5

Minnesota

 3,095,726 3,102,709 3,095,061 3,101,808 101,925 97,883 86,138 82,946 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.7

Mississippi

 1,233,926 1,229,027 1,232,436 1,233,999 38,085 31,867 32,745 22,691 3.1 2.6 2.7 1.8

Missouri

 3,072,386 3,115,382 3,090,547 3,146,583 98,099 116,068 80,383 101,493 3.2 3.7 2.6 3.2

Montana

 571,890 576,495 571,731 578,363 17,837 18,794 14,554 15,863 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.7

Nebraska

 1,053,494 1,055,347 1,056,292 1,055,240 23,434 27,208 20,707 24,338 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.3

Nevada

 1,596,771 1,615,151 1,591,994 1,617,626 80,755 79,691 76,799 80,597 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.0

New Hampshire

 755,557 770,846 750,791 767,120 15,546 21,656 10,834 18,689 2.1 2.8 1.4 2.4

New Jersey

 4,835,499 4,842,974 4,804,763 4,824,826 204,661 230,848 175,985 198,427 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.1

New Mexico

 958,119 962,662 958,491 966,731 31,738 30,819 30,294 32,365 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3

New York

 9,693,725 9,717,996 9,650,320 9,662,452 401,894 408,930 347,930 379,332 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.9

New York City

 4,179,229 4,208,334 4,134,828 4,181,394 215,468 188,753 196,733 186,695 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.5

North Carolina

 5,228,240 5,289,831 5,208,232 5,256,295 180,733 195,605 153,197 173,684 3.5 3.7 2.9 3.3

North Dakota

 415,072 416,599 416,179 418,261 10,284 10,828 8,333 9,109 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.2

Ohio

 5,770,391 5,805,538 5,762,782 5,815,306 224,358 258,672 181,062 245,715 3.9 4.5 3.1 4.2

Cleveland-Elyria(2)

 1,025,870 1,009,883 1,027,199 1,025,925 42,680 44,024 34,658 41,665 4.2 4.4 3.4 4.1

Oklahoma

 1,951,367 1,995,705 1,944,401 1,986,849 58,640 63,314 48,027 60,647 3.0 3.2 2.5 3.1

Oregon

 2,157,826 2,194,140 2,140,612 2,189,002 80,299 96,484 65,285 79,773 3.7 4.4 3.0 3.6

Pennsylvania

 6,481,725 6,613,168 6,465,472 6,588,157 225,666 225,009 186,634 188,833 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.9

Rhode Island

 570,621 589,186 567,583 586,488 17,641 25,052 12,946 21,900 3.1 4.3 2.3 3.7

South Carolina

 2,446,512 2,504,982 2,441,227 2,504,689 74,584 83,892 55,295 71,471 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.9

South Dakota

 476,015 479,221 479,740 480,809 9,225 9,502 10,313 9,463 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0

Tennessee

 3,370,815 3,428,355 3,375,601 3,414,545 108,797 101,180 90,899 92,139 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.7

Texas

 15,058,520 15,276,654 15,001,944 15,305,019 604,785 622,531 528,711 542,537 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.5

Utah

 1,780,212 1,802,471 1,774,622 1,794,760 47,045 49,623 42,301 49,350 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.7

Vermont

 349,584 358,116 346,795 355,494 7,287 7,419 6,288 8,093 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.3

Virginia

 4,559,490 4,580,043 4,545,442 4,564,587 128,914 111,734 108,577 105,141 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.3

Washington

 4,025,445 4,002,940 4,010,290 4,006,523 165,079 203,241 139,612 176,877 4.1 5.1 3.5 4.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)

 1,810,737 1,792,615 1,804,986 1,796,520 56,647 72,760 49,890 69,449 3.1 4.1 2.8 3.9

West Virginia

 775,375 784,863 781,066 784,441 30,897 38,331 27,493 29,991 4.0 4.9 3.5 3.8

Wisconsin

 3,110,376 3,129,060 3,109,562 3,129,536 96,338 108,286 82,884 93,769 3.1 3.5 2.7 3.0

Wyoming

 295,978 292,887 293,059 292,218 10,671 9,723 8,639 8,252 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.8

Puerto Rico

 1,192,206 1,211,018 1,176,652 1,197,584 68,772 68,452 65,939 66,495 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6

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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