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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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Unemployment Rates, seasonally adjusted 
Alabama
2.8% in Sep 2025
Alaska
4.7% in Sep 2025
Arizona
4.2% in Sep 2025
Arkansas
3.9% in Sep 2025
California
5.6% in Sep 2025
Colorado
4.1% in Sep 2025
Connecticut
3.8% in Sep 2025
Delaware
4.5% in Sep 2025
D.C.
6.2% in Sep 2025
Florida
3.9% in Sep 2025
Georgia
3.4% in Sep 2025
Hawaii
2.5% in Sep 2025
Idaho
3.7% in Sep 2025
Illinois
4.4% in Sep 2025
Indiana
3.7% in Sep 2025
Iowa
3.7% in Sep 2025
Kansas
3.8% in Sep 2025
Kentucky
4.7% in Sep 2025
Louisiana
4.4% in Sep 2025
Maine
3.2% in Sep 2025
Maryland
3.8% in Sep 2025
Massachusetts
4.7% in Sep 2025
Michigan
5.1% in Sep 2025
Minnesota
3.7% in Sep 2025
Mississippi
3.8% in Sep 2025
Missouri
4.1% in Sep 2025
Montana
3.0% in Sep 2025
Nebraska
3.0% in Sep 2025
Nevada
5.3% in Sep 2025
New Hampshire
3.0% in Sep 2025
New Jersey
5.2% in Sep 2025
New Mexico
4.1% in Sep 2025
New York
4.2% in Sep 2025
North Carolina
3.7% in Sep 2025
North Dakota
2.6% in Sep 2025
Ohio
4.8% in Sep 2025
Oklahoma
3.2% in Sep 2025
Oregon
5.2% in Sep 2025
Pennsylvania
4.1% in Sep 2025
Puerto Rico
5.7% in Sep 2025
Rhode Island
4.5% in Sep 2025
South Carolina
4.4% in Sep 2025
South Dakota
2.0% in Sep 2025
Tennessee
3.6% in Sep 2025
Texas
4.1% in Sep 2025
Utah
3.4% in Sep 2025
Vermont
2.5% in Sep 2025
Virginia
3.5% in Sep 2025
Washington
4.5% in Sep 2025
West Virginia
4.0% in Sep 2025
Wisconsin
3.1% in Sep 2025
Wyoming
3.3% in Sep 2025
Historical Data
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News Releases
Sept. jobless rates up in 8 states, down in 2; payroll jobs up in 1 state, down in 1
12/11/2025
In September, unemployment rates were higher in 8 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in
40 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 1 state,
decreased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 48 states and the District.
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August jobless rates up over the year in 243 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 18
10/01/2025
Jobless rates were higher in August than a year earlier in 243 of the 387
metropolitan areas, lower in 115, and unchanged in 29. Nonfarm payroll
employment increased over the year in 18 areas, decreased in 1, and was
essentially unchanged in 368.
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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 November 2025 are scheduled
to be released on January 7, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for September 2025 are scheduled to be released on December 17, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for September 2025 are scheduled to be released on December 17, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Unemployment rates up in 32 large metro areas, down in 21, over year ended July 2025
Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 large areas had unemployment rate increases from July 2024 to July 2025, 21 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Cleveland, Ohio (+0.8 percentage point). The largest rate decline occurred in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Illinois-Indiana (−1.0 percentage point). read more »