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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 2.4%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Alaska 4.4%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Arizona 4.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Arkansas 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

California 4.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Colorado 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Connecticut 3.6%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Delaware 4.2%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

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

Florida 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Georgia 3.4%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Hawaii 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Idaho 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Illinois 4.7%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Indiana 3.7%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Iowa 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Kansas 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Kentucky 4.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Louisiana 3.5%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Maine 3.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Maryland 1.8%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Massachusetts 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Michigan 4.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Minnesota 3.1%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Mississippi 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Missouri 3.2%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Montana 3.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Nebraska 2.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Nevada 5.4%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

New Hampshire 2.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

New Jersey 4.7%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

New Mexico 3.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

New York 4.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

North Carolina 3.5%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

North Dakota 1.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Ohio 3.6%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Oklahoma 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Oregon 3.6%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Pennsylvania 3.4%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Puerto Rico 5.7% in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Rhode Island 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

South Carolina 3.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

South Dakota 2.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Tennessee 3.5%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Texas 4.1%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Utah 2.8%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Vermont 2.1%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Virginia 2.9%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Washington 4.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

West Virginia 4.2%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Wisconsin 3.3%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

Wyoming 3.0%(p) in Nov 2023 Historical Data

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News Releases

November jobless rates up in 12 states; payroll jobs up in 3 states

12/22/2023

In November, unemployment rates were higher in 12 states and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 3 states and was essentially unchanged in 47 states and the District.
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November jobless rates up over the year in 214 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 58

01/04/2024

Jobless rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 214 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 158, and unchanged in 17. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 58 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 331.
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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 December 2023 are scheduled to be released on January 23, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2023 are scheduled to be released on February 6, 2024, 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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The Economics Daily

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Unemployment rates higher in 189 metro areas in year ended August 2023

Unemployment rates were higher in August 2023 than a year earlier in 189 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 186 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas. A total of nine areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0 percent and five areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. read more »