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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 2.1%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Alaska 3.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Arizona 3.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Arkansas 2.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

California 4.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Colorado 2.9%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Delaware 4.1%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

D.C. 5.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Florida 2.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Georgia 3.2%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Hawaii 2.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Idaho 2.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Illinois 4.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Indiana 3.3%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Iowa 2.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Kansas 2.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Kentucky 3.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Louisiana 3.4%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Maine 2.4%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Maryland 1.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Massachusetts 2.5%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Michigan 3.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Minnesota 3.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Mississippi 3.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Missouri 2.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Montana 2.5%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Nebraska 2.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Nevada 5.3%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

New Hampshire 1.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

New Jersey 3.9%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

New Mexico 3.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

New York 3.9%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

North Carolina 3.3%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

North Dakota 2.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Ohio 3.3%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Oklahoma 2.7%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Oregon 3.4%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 3.5%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 6.2% in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Rhode Island 2.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

South Carolina 3.1%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

South Dakota 1.9%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.1%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Texas 4.1%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Utah 2.4%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Vermont 1.8%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Virginia 2.5%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Washington 3.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

West Virginia 3.4%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Wisconsin 2.6%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

Wyoming 3.0%(p) in Jul 2023 Historical Data

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News Releases

July jobless rates down in 7 states, up in 3; payroll jobs up in 4 states

08/18/2023

In July, unemployment rates were lower in 7 states, higher in 3 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 4 states and was essentially unchanged in 46 states and the District.
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July jobless rates down over the year in 192 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 79

08/30/2023

Jobless rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 192 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 176, and unchanged in 21. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 79 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 309.
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Jobless rates down in 49 states in 2022; employment-population ratios up in 36 states

03/01/2023

Annual average unemployment rates decreased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, while the rate was little changed in 1 state. Employment-population ratios increased in 36 states and the District and were little changed in 14 states.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for August 2023 are scheduled to be released on September 19, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for August 2023 are scheduled to be released on September 27, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The State Unemployment data for 2022 are scheduled to be released on March 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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Unemployment rates lower in 228 metro areas over the year ended February 2023

Unemployment rates were lower in February 2023 than a year earlier in 228 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 131 areas, and unchanged in 30 areas. read more »