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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. More »
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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted
Alabama
2.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Alaska
4.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Arizona
4.3%(p) in Nov 2025
Arkansas
4.1%(p) in Nov 2025
California
5.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Colorado
3.9%(p) in Nov 2025
Connecticut
4.0%(p) in Nov 2025
Delaware
4.9%(p) in Nov 2025
D.C.
6.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Florida
4.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Georgia
3.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Hawaii
2.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Idaho
3.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Illinois
4.4%(p) in Nov 2025
Indiana
3.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Iowa
3.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Kansas
3.8%(p) in Nov 2025
Kentucky
4.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Louisiana
4.3%(p) in Nov 2025
Maine
3.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Maryland
4.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Massachusetts
4.7%(p) in Nov 2025
Michigan
5.0%(p) in Nov 2025
Minnesota
4.0%(p) in Nov 2025
Mississippi
3.8%(p) in Nov 2025
Missouri
4.0%(p) in Nov 2025
Montana
3.3%(p) in Nov 2025
Nebraska
3.0%(p) in Nov 2025
Nevada
5.2%(p) in Nov 2025
New Hampshire
3.0%(p) in Nov 2025
New Jersey
5.4%(p) in Nov 2025
New Mexico
4.2%(p) in Nov 2025
New York
4.5%(p) in Nov 2025
North Carolina
3.8%(p) in Nov 2025
North Dakota
2.6%(p) in Nov 2025
Ohio
4.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Oklahoma
3.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Oregon
5.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Pennsylvania
4.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Puerto Rico
5.7% in Nov 2025
Rhode Island
4.3%(p) in Nov 2025
South Carolina
4.6%(p) in Nov 2025
South Dakota
2.1%(p) in Nov 2025
Tennessee
3.6%(p) in Nov 2025
Texas
4.2%(p) in Nov 2025
Utah
3.6%(p) in Nov 2025
Vermont
2.6%(p) in Nov 2025
Virginia
3.5%(p) in Nov 2025
Washington
4.6%(p) in Nov 2025
West Virginia
4.4%(p) in Nov 2025
Wisconsin
3.1%(p) in Nov 2025
Wyoming
3.4%(p) in Nov 2025
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
November payroll jobs essentially unchanged; South Dakota has the lowest jobless rate
01/07/2026
In November, unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 16 states and the
District of Columbia, lower in 8 states, and little different in 26 states. Nonfarm
payroll employment was essentially unchanged over the month in all 50 states and the
District.
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November jobless rates up over the year in 259 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 8
01/16/2026
Jobless rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 259
of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 100, and unchanged in 28.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 8 areas,
decreased in 2, and was essentially unchanged in 377.
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Jobless rates up in 21 states in 2024; employment-population ratios down in 5 states
03/05/2025
In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little
changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios
decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for December 2025 are scheduled
to be released on January 27, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2025 are scheduled to be released on February 4, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2025 are scheduled to be released on February 4, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Unemployment rates up in 32 large metro areas, down in 21, over year ended July 2025
Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 large areas had unemployment rate increases from July 2024 to July 2025, 21 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Cleveland, Ohio (+0.8 percentage point). The largest rate decline occurred in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana (−1.0 percentage point). read more »