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Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division (1)

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division(1)
State, area, and division Civilian labor force Unemployed
August September Number Percent of labor force
2024 2025 2024 2025 August September August September
2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025

California

 19,722,147 19,940,951 19,771,064 19,983,462 1,154,408 1,165,516 1,030,119 1,113,040 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

 6,747,051 6,775,293 6,785,932 6,797,148 417,377 399,434 374,516 375,291 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.5

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine

 1,627,277 1,649,228 1,632,788 1,654,182 72,927 75,435 64,540 72,828 4.5 4.6 4.0 4.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

 5,119,774 5,126,065 5,153,144 5,142,966 344,450 323,999 309,976 302,463 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.9

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

 2,507,948 2,524,221 2,512,050 2,526,701 118,295 120,984 105,122 116,665 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.6

Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley

 1,452,967 1,460,381 1,454,062 1,462,651 73,195 75,212 65,419 72,524 5.0 5.2 4.5 5.0

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City

 928,995 936,734 932,314 937,207 39,420 39,953 34,730 38,491 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.1

San Rafael

 125,986 127,106 125,674 126,843 5,680 5,819 4,973 5,650 4.5 4.6 4.0 4.5

District of Columbia

 414,427 413,022 413,934 413,135 24,976 28,357 21,637 28,335 6.0 6.9 5.2 6.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

 3,571,594 3,531,335 3,556,844 3,515,300 122,377 151,503 107,006 143,375 3.4 4.3 3.0 4.1

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston(3)

 1,820,121 1,796,851 1,812,791 1,781,344 52,834 66,329 47,008 56,911 2.9 3.7 2.6 3.2

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda(3)

 734,643 723,640 729,022 722,193 22,024 28,297 19,123 29,546 3.0 3.9 2.6 4.1

Washington(2)

 1,016,830 1,010,844 1,015,031 1,011,763 47,519 56,877 40,875 56,918 4.7 5.6 4.0 5.6

Florida

 11,209,329 11,231,960 11,234,316 11,236,385 424,369 491,188 390,408 477,408 3.8 4.4 3.5 4.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

 3,321,272 3,324,554 3,326,281 3,311,007 110,270 121,670 98,462 119,899 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.6

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise

 1,092,326 1,092,954 1,094,845 1,095,507 38,880 44,931 36,062 43,439 3.6 4.1 3.3 4.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall

 1,447,355 1,446,606 1,449,909 1,429,218 41,344 42,007 34,688 42,602 2.9 2.9 2.4 3.0

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach

 781,591 784,994 781,527 786,282 30,046 34,732 27,712 33,858 3.8 4.4 3.5 4.3

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater

 1,711,342 1,714,039 1,714,581 1,721,605 65,874 75,652 60,954 73,447 3.8 4.4 3.6 4.3

St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo

 507,282 500,769 507,740 502,553 17,871 20,764 17,042 20,593 3.5 4.1 3.4 4.1

Tampa

 1,204,060 1,213,270 1,206,841 1,219,052 48,003 54,888 43,912 52,854 4.0 4.5 3.6 4.3

Georgia

 5,391,019 5,371,665 5,413,684 5,408,978 219,061 190,551 183,904 183,619 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.4

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

 3,303,085 3,290,999 3,311,296 3,310,045 129,888 114,589 111,323 111,628 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.4

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

 2,563,565 2,553,900 2,571,932 2,567,457 102,706 90,834 89,122 88,892 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.5

Marietta

 739,520 737,099 739,364 742,588 27,182 23,755 22,201 22,736 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1

Illinois

 6,652,810 6,553,712 6,646,305 6,550,306 354,622 306,899 315,626 279,268 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin(2)

 5,049,254 4,992,797 5,028,632 4,989,015 280,451 231,375 249,256 207,473 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.2

Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg

 3,912,797 3,869,269 3,893,507 3,866,501 223,263 179,536 198,980 159,004 5.7 4.6 5.1 4.1

Elgin

 407,955 400,326 409,265 401,256 19,354 18,482 16,753 17,365 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.3

Lake County

 374,939 370,011 372,736 366,908 17,794 16,883 15,610 15,778 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.3

Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County(3)

 353,563 353,191 353,124 354,350 20,040 16,474 17,913 15,326 5.7 4.7 5.1 4.3

Massachusetts

 3,947,809 4,000,006 3,886,628 3,914,667 170,532 189,513 146,415 174,227 4.3 4.7 3.8 4.5

Boston-Cambridge-Newton(2)

 2,854,833 2,889,860 2,821,263 2,838,069 115,317 129,209 99,869 120,556 4.0 4.5 3.5 4.2

Boston

 1,187,631 1,204,110 1,174,408 1,184,063 50,245 56,479 43,613 52,577 4.2 4.7 3.7 4.4

Cambridge-Newton-Framingham

 1,401,043 1,419,414 1,383,357 1,390,294 57,716 64,577 49,894 59,841 4.1 4.5 3.6 4.3

Rockingham County-Strafford County(3)

 266,159 266,336 263,498 263,712 7,356 8,153 6,362 8,138 2.8 3.1 2.4 3.1

Michigan

 5,095,138 5,057,362 5,091,419 5,054,992 251,491 251,365 232,844 233,674 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

 2,195,035 2,180,181 2,194,118 2,172,619 100,844 93,330 100,752 105,258 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.8

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia

 825,433 819,426 826,112 818,866 45,995 43,324 45,486 48,433 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.9

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills

 1,369,602 1,360,754 1,368,006 1,353,752 54,849 50,005 55,267 56,824 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.2

New York

 9,909,957 9,912,543 9,854,437 9,973,218 474,178 470,682 395,782 473,622 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.7

New York-Newark-Jersey City(2)

 10,303,776 10,293,085 10,192,372 10,279,555 525,803 539,963 442,168 549,152 5.1 5.2 4.3 5.3

Lakewood-New Brunswick(3)

 1,289,433 1,278,514 1,267,178 1,271,598 60,185 68,572 49,716 70,308 4.7 5.4 3.9 5.5

Nassau County-Suffolk County

 1,512,436 1,500,935 1,499,828 1,501,986 56,177 57,492 44,500 54,974 3.7 3.8 3.0 3.7

Newark(3)

 1,158,235 1,147,960 1,149,967 1,149,665 59,817 67,721 50,674 69,530 5.2 5.9 4.4 6.0

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

 6,343,672 6,365,676 6,275,399 6,356,306 349,624 346,178 297,278 354,340 5.5 5.4 4.7 5.6

Pennsylvania

 6,623,575 6,571,592 6,545,871 6,540,241 295,364 316,254 208,839 272,326 4.5 4.8 3.2 4.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington(2)

 3,302,899 3,301,980 3,279,086 3,295,345 152,429 168,816 116,439 155,869 4.6 5.1 3.6 4.7

Camden(3)

 688,467 692,563 685,193 690,346 35,225 40,099 29,128 40,594 5.1 5.8 4.3 5.9

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

 1,138,221 1,130,576 1,124,068 1,122,150 43,939 46,480 30,685 39,761 3.9 4.1 2.7 3.5

Philadelphia

 1,091,338 1,091,094 1,087,213 1,094,816 56,552 61,527 43,035 55,752 5.2 5.6 4.0 5.1

Wilmington(3)

 384,873 387,747 382,612 388,033 16,713 20,710 13,591 19,762 4.3 5.3 3.6 5.1

Texas

 15,675,864 15,885,423 15,725,337 15,966,295 697,032 740,432 645,247 708,789 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

 4,516,946 4,557,691 4,522,549 4,577,724 190,393 199,246 177,386 191,350 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.2

Dallas-Plano-Irving

 3,077,681 3,099,461 3,080,245 3,114,805 130,319 136,641 121,645 131,474 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.2

Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine

 1,439,265 1,458,230 1,442,304 1,462,919 60,074 62,605 55,741 59,876 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.1

Washington

 4,071,495 4,043,980 4,068,717 4,070,211 188,770 187,048 166,277 181,947 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.5

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

 2,334,812 2,321,067 2,339,095 2,321,033 102,088 106,670 97,483 113,163 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.9

Everett

 468,385 462,438 469,269 461,491 19,902 21,229 19,208 22,665 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.9

Seattle-Bellevue-Kent

 1,376,311 1,370,210 1,377,154 1,368,105 58,583 61,185 55,689 65,036 4.3 4.5 4.0 4.8

Tacoma-Lakewood

 490,115 488,419 492,673 491,437 23,602 24,256 22,587 25,462 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.2

Footnotes
(1) These 13 areas contain all of the 37 metropolitan divisions.
(2) Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
(3) All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area delineations are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state containing the first principal city. Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state, and some, like Camden, NJ, are totally outside the states under which their metropolitan areas are listed. For Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, the metropolitan area and division titles are identical.
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