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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 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Alaska 4.6%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Arizona 3.6%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Arkansas 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

California 5.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Colorado 4.1%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Delaware 4.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

D.C. 5.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Florida 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Georgia 3.6%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Hawaii 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Idaho 3.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Illinois 5.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Indiana 4.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Iowa 3.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Kansas 3.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Kentucky 5.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Louisiana 4.1%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Maine 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Maryland 3.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Massachusetts 3.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Michigan 4.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Minnesota 3.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Mississippi 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Missouri 3.8%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Montana 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Nebraska 2.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Nevada 5.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

New Hampshire 2.5%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

New Jersey 4.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

New Mexico 4.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

New York 4.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

North Carolina 3.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

North Dakota 2.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Ohio 4.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Oklahoma 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Oregon 4.0%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 3.4%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 5.4% in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Rhode Island 4.6%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

South Carolina 4.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

South Dakota 1.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Texas 4.1%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Utah 3.5%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Vermont 2.3%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Virginia 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Washington 4.7%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

West Virginia 4.2%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Wisconsin 2.9%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

Wyoming 3.2%(p) in Oct 2024 Historical Data

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News Releases

October jobless rates down in 3 states, up in 1; payroll jobs down in 2 states

11/19/2024

In October, unemployment rates were lower in 3 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 2 states and was essentially unchanged in 48 states and the District.
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October jobless rates up over the year in 272 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 32

11/27/2024

Jobless rates were higher in October than a year earlier in 272 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 98, and unchanged in 19. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 32 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 356.
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Jobless rates down in 6 states in 2023; employment-population ratios up in 10 states

03/01/2024

In 2023, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 6 states, increased in 2, and were little changed in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios increased in 10 states and were little changed in 40 states and the District.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2024 are scheduled to be released on December 20, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for November 2024 is scheduled to be released on January 3, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The State Unemployment data for 2023 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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The Economics Daily

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South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in July 2024

South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in July 2024, 2.0 percent, closely followed by Vermont, 2.1 percent, and North Dakota, 2.2 percent. The jobless rate in Mississippi, 2.7 percent, set a new series low. read more »