Table 4. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted
| State and area | Civilian labor force | Unemployed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | August | Number | Percent of labor force | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016(p) | July | August | July | August | |||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016(p) | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016(p) | |||||
Alabama |
2,163,395 | 2,182,935 | 2,149,959 | 2,179,827 | 145,435 | 126,104 | 139,884 | 123,207 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
Alaska |
374,602 | 371,469 | 369,377 | 366,534 | 21,798 | 22,790 | 20,742 | 21,776 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Arizona |
3,152,919 | 3,222,638 | 3,158,214 | 3,209,430 | 208,387 | 204,476 | 210,073 | 190,170 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
Arkansas |
1,348,400 | 1,369,163 | 1,334,052 | 1,351,630 | 75,833 | 59,267 | 65,529 | 51,766 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
California |
19,057,223 | 19,367,432 | 18,998,452 | 19,357,891 | 1,246,352 | 1,135,902 | 1,159,388 | 1,076,250 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1) |
5,024,785 | 5,114,278 | 4,995,982 | 5,109,709 | 363,699 | 281,511 | 335,812 | 269,874 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
Colorado |
2,849,681 | 2,912,812 | 2,837,374 | 2,903,499 | 110,346 | 104,732 | 100,174 | 97,233 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Connecticut |
1,916,729 | 1,940,528 | 1,898,857 | 1,919,257 | 112,056 | 109,097 | 106,534 | 107,156 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Delaware |
473,057 | 484,275 | 471,720 | 479,936 | 23,868 | 21,998 | 23,704 | 21,167 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
District of Columbia |
395,770 | 399,472 | 389,855 | 390,128 | 28,021 | 24,760 | 27,026 | 25,464 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
Florida |
9,711,437 | 9,824,169 | 9,691,397 | 9,772,984 | 562,696 | 501,181 | 544,540 | 481,373 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1) |
1,336,441 | 1,321,695 | 1,331,563 | 1,311,986 | 85,013 | 71,944 | 85,783 | 73,371 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
Georgia |
4,788,247 | 4,938,883 | 4,748,198 | 4,899,595 | 302,965 | 267,584 | 279,431 | 255,915 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
Hawaii |
680,749 | 689,164 | 678,539 | 685,319 | 23,749 | 23,740 | 23,434 | 21,965 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Idaho |
810,236 | 824,383 | 802,951 | 816,696 | 32,004 | 29,997 | 31,524 | 29,859 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Illinois |
6,595,668 | 6,686,086 | 6,522,271 | 6,610,759 | 407,418 | 374,088 | 376,499 | 363,043 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1) |
3,824,350 | 3,902,573 | 3,781,450 | 3,832,895 | 235,598 | 217,686 | 213,271 | 208,403 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
Indiana |
3,293,928 | 3,417,617 | 3,267,786 | 3,391,395 | 154,257 | 149,065 | 145,623 | 156,677 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Iowa |
1,717,216 | 1,734,691 | 1,697,415 | 1,720,042 | 59,751 | 70,354 | 59,119 | 72,048 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
Kansas |
1,517,337 | 1,503,880 | 1,494,686 | 1,478,677 | 70,921 | 73,144 | 63,554 | 68,277 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Kentucky |
1,962,414 | 1,984,764 | 1,935,522 | 1,978,305 | 114,080 | 104,036 | 96,562 | 94,435 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Louisiana |
2,191,112 | 2,184,116 | 2,157,077 | 2,136,309 | 144,599 | 150,127 | 137,586 | 143,624 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Maine |
696,566 | 705,650 | 694,108 | 708,351 | 27,596 | 26,074 | 24,355 | 23,672 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Maryland |
3,202,007 | 3,211,748 | 3,168,355 | 3,187,784 | 171,878 | 145,042 | 163,977 | 144,034 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
Massachusetts |
3,615,813 | 3,670,323 | 3,604,196 | 3,669,716 | 187,310 | 148,517 | 170,815 | 139,593 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
Michigan |
4,806,242 | 4,874,473 | 4,763,471 | 4,862,947 | 308,129 | 262,712 | 247,250 | 240,582 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2) |
2,031,156 | 2,088,674 | 2,019,229 | 2,087,795 | 149,511 | 126,955 | 129,099 | 125,996 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
Minnesota |
3,045,681 | 3,043,388 | 3,023,373 | 3,014,302 | 111,560 | 113,915 | 100,175 | 113,521 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Mississippi |
1,292,721 | 1,290,596 | 1,268,469 | 1,271,426 | 89,836 | 83,890 | 75,600 | 72,240 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Missouri |
3,143,569 | 3,166,650 | 3,101,431 | 3,145,173 | 169,456 | 164,318 | 150,879 | 168,683 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
Montana |
533,994 | 535,923 | 531,244 | 529,893 | 19,988 | 21,165 | 19,166 | 20,758 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Nebraska |
1,029,880 | 1,033,591 | 1,016,653 | 1,019,246 | 34,713 | 35,905 | 30,429 | 33,267 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Nevada |
1,435,075 | 1,443,699 | 1,430,588 | 1,431,716 | 99,876 | 93,134 | 95,640 | 83,488 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
New Hampshire |
754,624 | 768,732 | 750,215 | 765,254 | 24,782 | 22,135 | 23,619 | 22,295 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
New Jersey |
4,597,134 | 4,635,131 | 4,554,347 | 4,585,947 | 275,535 | 260,242 | 241,436 | 245,856 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
New Mexico |
923,461 | 928,853 | 917,714 | 924,095 | 66,166 | 65,698 | 61,319 | 63,970 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
New York |
9,787,363 | 9,698,982 | 9,721,758 | 9,656,788 | 525,205 | 480,613 | 482,807 | 475,048 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
New York City |
4,209,553 | 4,151,712 | 4,186,727 | 4,144,394 | 238,563 | 233,632 | 221,884 | 237,323 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
North Carolina |
4,814,508 | 4,856,329 | 4,760,466 | 4,804,648 | 301,598 | 240,197 | 282,756 | 241,620 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
North Dakota |
421,375 | 428,095 | 419,155 | 430,080 | 10,792 | 12,042 | 10,509 | 11,965 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Ohio |
5,761,791 | 5,854,031 | 5,720,997 | 5,805,519 | 286,359 | 279,386 | 250,304 | 270,200 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Cleveland-Elyria(2) |
1,048,634 | 1,058,491 | 1,031,144 | 1,038,807 | 53,850 | 56,324 | 44,576 | 55,408 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
Oklahoma |
1,851,923 | 1,826,818 | 1,839,393 | 1,808,057 | 81,421 | 95,113 | 77,568 | 92,714 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
Oregon |
1,991,272 | 2,084,808 | 1,994,761 | 2,093,033 | 118,871 | 118,155 | 114,401 | 116,760 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Pennsylvania |
6,523,495 | 6,615,834 | 6,455,312 | 6,566,886 | 375,545 | 402,548 | 340,778 | 396,423 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
Rhode Island |
562,430 | 564,762 | 559,819 | 563,473 | 33,731 | 31,687 | 32,704 | 32,551 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
South Carolina |
2,285,684 | 2,331,591 | 2,271,319 | 2,317,456 | 138,460 | 124,894 | 135,084 | 127,203 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
South Dakota |
461,337 | 464,703 | 456,845 | 460,120 | 13,346 | 11,572 | 13,171 | 12,197 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Tennessee |
3,092,301 | 3,184,157 | 3,053,847 | 3,160,806 | 190,154 | 154,949 | 175,194 | 157,478 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
Texas |
13,120,456 | 13,386,057 | 13,047,642 | 13,378,918 | 633,218 | 679,437 | 600,039 | 669,223 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
Utah |
1,479,230 | 1,510,795 | 1,474,361 | 1,505,838 | 56,399 | 58,432 | 54,485 | 51,158 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Vermont |
349,908 | 351,329 | 346,908 | 348,731 | 12,920 | 12,119 | 12,436 | 11,478 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Virginia |
4,276,693 | 4,268,491 | 4,230,497 | 4,230,425 | 193,661 | 170,964 | 184,049 | 173,019 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Washington |
3,565,987 | 3,659,765 | 3,543,814 | 3,645,713 | 197,074 | 209,105 | 191,714 | 197,123 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1) |
1,591,623 | 1,618,445 | 1,580,835 | 1,630,683 | 74,886 | 72,869 | 72,311 | 65,988 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
West Virginia |
793,331 | 795,382 | 788,180 | 793,521 | 55,677 | 43,557 | 52,939 | 45,583 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
Wisconsin |
3,129,499 | 3,172,453 | 3,107,464 | 3,164,030 | 144,145 | 131,773 | 131,590 | 126,361 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Wyoming |
310,796 | 302,879 | 308,384 | 301,770 | 12,000 | 15,629 | 11,628 | 14,686 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
Puerto Rico |
1,113,609 | 1,136,095 | 1,119,037 | 1,121,107 | 125,022 | 142,857 | 138,885 | 135,875 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
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Footnotes |
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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. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month. |
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