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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
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Number Percent of labor force
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

California

19,161,412 19,223,553 19,344,192 898,944 970,791 1,105,164 4.7 5.1 5.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

6,597,376 6,547,833 6,609,648 306,069 306,052 363,559 4.6 4.7 5.5

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine

1,578,931 1,584,705 1,590,852 53,161 60,049 66,912 3.4 3.8 4.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

5,018,445 4,963,128 5,018,796 252,908 246,003 296,647 5.0 5.0 5.9

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward

2,512,086 2,502,291 2,513,030 83,207 100,971 113,023 3.3 4.0 4.5

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley

1,366,211 1,371,481 1,376,331 51,189 61,632 68,885 3.7 4.5 5.0

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco

1,015,119 999,643 1,004,440 28,066 34,561 38,781 2.8 3.5 3.9

San Rafael

130,756 131,167 132,259 3,952 4,778 5,357 3.0 3.6 4.1

District of Columbia

391,712 402,344 404,389 19,205 19,055 20,976 4.9 4.7 5.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

3,433,070 3,465,880 3,478,030 96,326 86,781 97,566 2.8 2.5 2.8

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville(3)

678,010 679,239 680,152 14,464 12,604 16,108 2.1 1.9 2.4

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(2)

2,755,060 2,786,641 2,797,878 81,862 74,177 81,458 3.0 2.7 2.9

Florida

10,780,513 11,026,352 11,056,969 306,387 317,780 345,397 2.8 2.9 3.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

3,192,516 3,259,799 3,272,925 77,676 76,718 78,792 2.4 2.4 2.4

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach

1,063,845 1,091,954 1,094,451 29,384 30,983 34,043 2.8 2.8 3.1

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall

1,361,720 1,387,620 1,396,321 26,473 22,634 19,202 1.9 1.6 1.4

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach

766,951 780,225 782,153 21,819 23,101 25,547 2.8 3.0 3.3

Illinois

6,344,950 6,420,244 6,420,317 296,532 267,635 325,370 4.7 4.2 5.1

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin(2)

4,879,671 4,908,371 4,912,277 222,864 197,555 236,888 4.6 4.0 4.8

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights

3,785,070 3,789,078 3,805,429 166,616 145,369 171,349 4.4 3.8 4.5

Elgin

313,207 322,820 319,990 17,292 16,209 20,943 5.5 5.0 6.5

Gary(3)

335,090 334,695 329,708 16,593 14,083 17,445 5.0 4.2 5.3

Lake County-Kenosha County(2)

446,304 461,778 457,150 22,363 21,894 27,151 5.0 4.7 5.9

Massachusetts

3,737,343 3,741,149 3,769,127 151,402 120,485 132,391 4.1 3.2 3.5

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua(2)

2,793,855 2,790,202 2,814,205 98,994 83,597 89,618 3.5 3.0 3.2

Boston-Cambridge-Newton

1,674,984 1,675,424 1,688,599 56,638 47,765 50,829 3.4 2.9 3.0

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton

109,155 108,710 109,031 4,906 4,013 4,381 4.5 3.7 4.0

Framingham

159,415 158,720 160,320 5,359 4,409 4,885 3.4 2.8 3.0

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town(2)

116,845 116,368 117,570 4,087 3,530 3,858 3.5 3.0 3.3

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem(2)

99,676 98,502 99,682 4,924 4,148 4,409 4.9 4.2 4.4

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford(2)

194,573 194,066 195,787 7,415 6,310 6,814 3.8 3.3 3.5

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead

85,367 85,906 86,756 3,639 2,896 3,172 4.3 3.4 3.7

Nashua(2)

175,976 174,467 176,997 4,735 4,925 5,066 2.7 2.8 2.9

Peabody-Salem-Beverly

92,137 92,981 93,478 3,363 2,691 2,872 3.6 2.9 3.1

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton

85,727 85,058 85,985 3,928 2,910 3,332 4.6 3.4 3.9

Michigan

4,891,117 5,010,029 4,992,175 221,677 176,987 200,627 4.5 3.5 4.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

2,129,792 2,204,684 2,192,871 85,480 73,024 85,678 4.0 3.3 3.9

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia

796,063 825,514 820,738 37,439 33,079 38,622 4.7 4.0 4.7

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills

1,333,729 1,379,169 1,372,134 48,041 39,945 47,057 3.6 2.9 3.4

New York

9,601,305 9,651,541 9,649,105 433,084 426,861 419,777 4.5 4.4 4.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City(2)

10,266,714 10,313,183 10,274,218 458,258 459,332 464,422 4.5 4.5 4.5

Dutchess County-Putnam County

195,082 197,909 196,743 6,552 7,030 7,262 3.4 3.6 3.7

Nassau County-Suffolk County

1,514,043 1,527,587 1,525,745 51,174 54,431 56,939 3.4 3.6 3.7

Newark(3)

1,312,668 1,324,682 1,310,347 56,276 60,150 67,965 4.3 4.5 5.2

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

7,244,921 7,263,005 7,241,383 344,256 337,721 332,256 4.8 4.6 4.6

Pennsylvania

6,458,764 6,485,240 6,503,829 257,704 188,869 228,454 4.0 2.9 3.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington(2)

3,226,396 3,252,485 3,250,884 123,958 107,135 123,328 3.8 3.3 3.8

Camden(3)

688,300 694,301 688,757 29,405 31,157 34,579 4.3 4.5 5.0

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

1,111,054 1,114,124 1,116,428 34,580 26,490 31,209 3.1 2.4 2.8

Philadelphia

1,033,781 1,043,700 1,049,281 44,059 35,526 41,599 4.3 3.4 4.0

Wilmington(3)

393,261 400,360 396,418 15,914 13,962 15,941 4.0 3.5 4.0

Texas

14,875,993 15,090,824 15,139,951 633,885 525,907 618,737 4.3 3.5 4.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

4,324,491 4,389,083 4,394,336 166,445 144,419 169,582 3.8 3.3 3.9

Dallas-Plano-Irving

2,933,496 2,976,101 2,978,375 112,315 98,366 115,000 3.8 3.3 3.9

Fort Worth-Arlington

1,390,995 1,412,982 1,415,961 54,130 46,053 54,582 3.9 3.3 3.9

Washington

3,985,362 4,021,711 3,989,559 180,053 186,870 215,863 4.5 4.6 5.4

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

2,236,715 2,262,318 2,239,916 83,632 88,494 106,794 3.7 3.9 4.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett

1,781,914 1,800,830 1,784,921 60,994 63,206 79,447 3.4 3.5 4.5

Tacoma-Lakewood

454,801 461,488 454,995 22,638 25,288 27,347 5.0 5.5 6.0

Footnotes
(1) These 11 areas contain all of the 38 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area delineations 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. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Data for 2023 in this table have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustment to new state controls. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

Last Modified Date: March 13, 2024