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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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Alabama 3.3%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Alaska 4.7%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Arizona 4.1%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Arkansas 3.7%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

California 5.3%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Colorado 4.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Delaware 4.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

D.C. 5.9%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Florida 3.7%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Georgia 3.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Hawaii 2.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Idaho 3.6%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Illinois 4.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Indiana 3.7%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Iowa 3.6%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Kansas 3.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Kentucky 5.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Louisiana 4.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Maine 3.4%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Maryland 3.2%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Massachusetts 4.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Michigan 5.4%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Minnesota 3.3%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Mississippi 4.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Missouri 4.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Montana 2.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Nebraska 3.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Nevada 5.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

New Hampshire 3.1%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

New Jersey 4.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

New Mexico 4.2%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

New York 4.0%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

North Carolina 3.7%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

North Dakota 2.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Ohio 4.9%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Oklahoma 3.1%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Oregon 4.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 3.9%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 5.5% in May 2025 Historical Data

Rhode Island 4.9%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

South Carolina 4.1%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

South Dakota 1.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Texas 4.1%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Utah 3.2%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Vermont 2.6%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Virginia 3.4%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Washington 4.5%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

West Virginia 3.8%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Wisconsin 3.3%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

Wyoming 3.3%(p) in May 2025 Historical Data

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News Releases

May jobless rates up in 3 states, down in 2; payroll jobs little changed in all states

06/24/2025

In May, unemployment rates were higher in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in all 50 states and the District.
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April jobless rates up over the year in 286 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 20

05/28/2025

Jobless rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 286 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72, and unchanged in 29. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 20 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 366.
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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 June 2025 are scheduled to be released on July 18, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for May 2025 are scheduled to be released on July 2, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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The Economics Daily

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Unemployment rates up in 255 metro areas, down in 97 areas, over the year ended February 2025

From February 2024 to February 2025, unemployment rates increased in 255 metro areas, decreased in 97 areas, and were unchanged in 35 areas. read more »

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